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Wisconsin Badgers

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

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1889 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

John Coatta enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Arizona State	7	55	L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Washington	17	21	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Michigan State	0	39	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Utah State	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Iowa	0	41	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Northwestern	10	13	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Indiana	20	21	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Ohio State	8	43	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Michigan	9	34	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Minnesota	15	23	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	0-10
Points Scored	86
Scoring Average	8.6
Points Allowed	310
Defense Average	31.0
Opponents Record	59-39
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	0-6
Away Record	0-4

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-4	207	190		5-2	149	125	Murray Warmath
Indiana	6-4	250	262		4-3	174	175	John Pont
Illinois	1-9	107	333		1-6	92	184	Jim Valek
Ohio State	10-0	323	150	Won 27-16	7-0	240	114	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan	8-2	277	155		6-1	207	115	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue	8-2	291	167		5-2	182	112	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa	5-5	322	289		4-3	256	190	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State	5-5	202	151		2-5	139	114	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern	1-9	109	325		1-6	88	246	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	0-10	86	310		0-7	62	214	John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.