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Wisconsin Football Team History


Wisconsin Badgers
University of Wisconsin
 Madison, WI
Founded: 1849
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Capacity: 80,321
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Luke Fickell
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Wisconsin 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1889  
  1986 - After Dave McClain's death on April 28, 1986, Hilles was named interim head football coach for the 1986 season.
  1994 - Michigan State self-forfeited all wins in the 1994 season, resulting in Wisconsins 1994 loss to Michigan State being retroactively changed to a win.
  2012 - On December 5, 2012, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would be leaving for Arkansas. Barry Alvarez would be the interim coach for the Badgers in the 2013 Rose Bowl.
  2014 - In early December, Gary Andersen resigned to become the head coach at Oregon State. Barry Alvarez was the interim head coach for the Outback Bowl against Auburn.
  2022 - Paul Chryst was dismissed on October 2. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard assumed interim head coaching duties.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959
1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012
Division Championships
  2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 742-518-53
 Winning Pct. 59%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 742-518-53
 Winning Pct. 59%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 346-355-29
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 498-227-31
 Away Record 223-268-22
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 136
 Winning Seasons (#1) 92
 Losing Seasons (#1)41
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2017)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1990)
 10 Win Seasons 13
 Most Points Scored in a Game 106 (10/17/1890)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 618 (2011)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 63 (11/15/1890)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 349 (1969)
 Largest Margin of Victory 106 (10/17/1890)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 63 (11/15/1890)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 106 (10/17/1890)
 Last Shutout 9/3/2022
 Last Time Shutout 12/6/2014
 Shutouts All-Time 211
 Been Shutout All-Time 127
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 17 (11/10/1900-10/25/1902)
 Longest Losing  18 (10/28/1967-10/4/1969)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 18-16-0
 Rose 3-7-0
 Cotton 1-0-0
 Orange 1-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  27-19
 2010-19  102-34
 2000-09  86-43
 1990-99 70-44
 1980-89 46-67-1
 1970-79 46-58-5
 1960-69 34-59-3
 1950-59 57-28-7
 1940-49 38-47-5
 1930-39 36-41-6
 1920-29 46-23-9
Next Game
 2024 Season is over.
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. South Dakota
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Alabama
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Southern California
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Purdue
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Rutgers
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Northwestern
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Penn State
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Nebraska
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Minnesota
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Illinois 0-0
Indiana 0-0
Iowa 0-0
Maryland 0-0
Michigan 0-0
Michigan State 0-0
Minnesota 0-0
Nebraska 0-0
Northwestern 0-0
Ohio State 0-0
Oregon 0-0
Penn State 0-0
Purdue 0-0
Rutgers 0-0
Southern California 0-0
UCLA 0-0
Washington 0-0
Wisconsin 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Wisconsin & Minnesota have played 133 games.
Wisconsin has won 63 games.
Minnesota has won 62 games.
with 8 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-17
 10 or more 214-79
 20 or more  196-42
 30 or more 139-13
 40 or more 70-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 60-0
 10 or more 155-96
 20 or more 72-83
 30 or more 17-49
 40 or more 2-13
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.