Wisconsin Football Team History
Wisconsin Badgers
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Founded: 1849 Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium Capacity: 80,321 Colors: Cardinal & White Coach: John Jardine Conference: Big 10-
1976 Season Highlights
John Jardine enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Michigan
27
40
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs. North Dakota
45
9
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Washington State
35
26
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Kansas
24
34
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Purdue
16
18
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Ohio State
20
30
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Northwestern
28
25
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Illinois
25
31
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Iowa
38
21
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Indiana
14
15
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Minnesota
26
17
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 298
Scoring Average 27.1
Points Allowed 266
Defense Average 24.2
Opponents Record 55-56
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 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
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.