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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  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Barry Alvarez enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Eastern Michigan  24   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Nevada Las Vegas  52   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Stanford  14   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Penn State  20   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Ohio State  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Northwestern  30   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Michigan State  13   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Purdue  33   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Minnesota  45   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Iowa  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Illinois  35   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Hawaii  59   10   W       
 Fri., Dec. 27   Utah  38   10   W    @ Tucson, AZ   Insight Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Points Scored377
  Scoring Average29.0
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average18.7
  Opponents Record76-77
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-7236340 1-7145281  Jim Wacker
Indiana 3-8242291 1-7181268  Bill Mallory
Illinois 2-9190372 1-7149269  Lou Tepper
Ohio State 11-1455131Won  20-177-126491  John Cooper
Northwestern 9-3336278Lost  28-487-1215182  Gary Barnett
Penn State 11-2400203Won  38-156-2224174  Joe Paterno
Iowa 9-3339243Won  27-06-2233183  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4277184Lost  14-175-3185131  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 6-6358302Lost  0-385-3277179  Nick Saban
Wisconsin 8-5377243Won  38-103-5190203  Barry Alvarez
Purdue 3-8194324 2-6146248  Jim Colletto

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 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.