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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: Dave McClain
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Dave McClain enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Northern Illinois  27   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Missouri  35   34   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Michigan  14   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Northwestern  31   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Illinois  6   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Minnesota  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Indiana  20   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Ohio State  16   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Iowa  10   10   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Purdue  30   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Michigan State  20   10   W       
 Sat., Dec. 29   Kentucky  19   20   L    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored242
  Scoring Average20.2
  Points Allowed206
  Defense Average17.2
  Opponents Record65-71
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-2 -1
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1984 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-4323209 6-3274151  Mike White
Minnesota 4-7194316 3-6156254  Lou Holtz
Indiana 0-11185338 0-9147259  Bill Mallory
Ohio State 9-3391200Lost  17-207-2308166  Earle Bruce
Purdue 7-5286283Lost  24-276-3222207  Leon Burtnett
Iowa 8-4-1359201Won  55-175-3-1211137  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 7-4-1242206Lost  19-205-3-1161138  Dave McClain
Michigan 6-6214200Lost  17-245-4164142  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 6-6193203Lost  6-105-4143148  George J. Perles
Northwestern 2-9138349 2-7126310  Dennis Green

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 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.