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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 747-523-53
 Winning Pct. 59%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 747-523-53
 Winning Pct. 59%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 347-357-29
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 501-230-31
 Away Record 225-270-22
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 136
 Winning Seasons (#1) 93
 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  32-24
 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
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Nebraska in a Conference Game
Last Time: Wisconsin won 24-17 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Wisconsin vs. Nebraska 13-4-0 76.5% 
 
2024 Season
 Fri., Aug. 30  vs. Western Michigan  28-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. South Dakota  27-13 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Alabama  10-42 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Southern California  21-38 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Purdue  52-6 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Rutgers  42-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Northwestern  23-3 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Penn State  13-28 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa  10-42 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon  13-16 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Nebraska  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Minnesota  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Scoring239-209
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 10-05-0
Oregon 11-04-0
Washington 6-54-1
Michigan 5-53-1
Penn State 9-13-1
Southern California 5-53-2
Maryland 5-52-2
Michigan State 4-62-3
Minnesota 6-42-1
Rutgers 6-42-2
Nebraska 5-51-2
UCLA 4-61-3
Wisconsin 5-51-2
Illinois 7-3
Iowa 6-40-1
Northwestern 3-70-5
Ohio State 9-1
Purdue 1-90-4
 
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 219-84
 20 or more  201-43
 30 or more 141-13
 40 or more 72-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 63-0
 10 or more 157-101
 20 or more 72-87
 30 or more 17-52
 40 or more 2-15
 
  
 
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.

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