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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: Dave McClain
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Dave McClain enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Richmond  7   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Northwestern  28   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Oregon  22   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Indiana  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Illinois  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Michigan  0   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Michigan State  2   55   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Ohio State  14   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Purdue  24   24   T       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Iowa  24   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Minnesota  48   10   W       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -2
  Points Scored223
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed277
  Defense Average25.2
  Opponents Record48-60
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record4-2 -1
  Away Record1-2 -1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6210267 4-4155221  Cal Stoll
Indiana 4-7228290 3-5180190  Lee Corso
Illinois 1-8-2103317 0-6-262223  Gary O. Moeller
Michigan 10-2372105Lost  10-177-126157  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 8-3411170 7-132890  Darryl D. Rogers
Purdue 9-2-1261130Won  41-216-1-117692  Jim Young
Ohio State 7-4-1339216Lost  15-176-2255117  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 5-4-2223277 3-4-2194252  Dave McClain
Iowa 2-9125291 2-6113224  Bob Commings
Northwestern 0-10-192440 0-8-171329  Rick Venturi

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.