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-
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
Record 5-4
-2
Points Scored 223
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 277
Defense Average 25.2
Opponents Record 48-60
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-2
-1
Away Record 1-2
-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.