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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  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Barry Alvarez enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 31  vs. Western Michigan  19   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Oregon  27   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Cincinnati  28   25   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Northwestern  44   47   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Michigan  10   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Ohio State  7   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Michigan State  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Purdue  24   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Iowa  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Minnesota  41   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Indiana  43   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Hawaii  34   18   W       
 Fri., Dec. 29   UCLA  21   20   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored328
  Scoring Average25.2
  Points Allowed265
  Defense Average20.4
  Opponents Record85-69
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record4-1
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
23 9-4-0 AP
24 9-4-0 Coaches
24 9-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2000 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-6375318Lost  30-384-4247238  Glen Mason
Illinois 5-6294286 2-6193252  Ron Turner
Indiana 3-8337427 2-6223339  Cam Cameron
Michigan 9-3404229Won  31-286-2273164  Lloyd Carr
Northwestern 8-4441400Lost  17-666-2337271  Randy Walker
Purdue 8-4381266Lost  24-346-2243199  Joe Tiller
Ohio State 8-4331222Lost  7-245-3227155  John Cooper
Wisconsin 9-4328265Won  21-204-4199172  Barry Alvarez
Penn State 5-7264293 4-4186221  Joe Paterno
Iowa 3-9203330 3-5148210  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State 5-6197233 2-6123178  Bobby Williams

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.