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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: Barry Alvarez
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Barry Alvarez enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 The Badgers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ San Diego State  26   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Ohio  45   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  52   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Northwestern  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Indiana  24   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Purdue  31   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Illinois  37   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Iowa  31   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Minnesota  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Michigan  10   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Penn State  24   3   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   UCLA  38   31   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored382
  Scoring Average31.8
  Points Allowed143
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record68-72
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 11-1-0 AP
5 11-1-0 Coaches
5 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6229249 2-6157214  Glen Mason
Indiana 4-7245305 2-6125230  Cam Cameron
Illinois 3-8149326 2-679251  Ron Turner
Ohio State 11-1430144Won  24-147-128899  John Cooper
Wisconsin 11-1382143Won  38-317-122191  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-3359235Won  45-317-115993  Lloyd Carr
Purdue 9-4444276Won  37-346-2304158  Joe Tiller
Penn State 9-3317183Won  26-145-3189147  Joe Paterno
Michigan State 6-6336294 4-4223193  Nick Saban
Iowa 3-8172287 2-6114225  Hayden Fry
Northwestern 3-9214337 0-893251  Gary Barnett

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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