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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  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Barry Alvarez enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 The Badgers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Murray State  49   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Ball State  50   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Cincinnati  12   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Michigan  16   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Ohio State  42   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Minnesota  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Indiana  59   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Michigan State  40   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Northwestern  35   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Purdue  28   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Iowa  41   3   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Stanford  17   9   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored409
  Scoring Average34.1
  Points Allowed154
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record60-67
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 10-2-0 AP
4 10-2-0 Coaches
4 10-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1999 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-4368196Lost  20-245-3225158  Glen Mason
Illinois 8-4388275Won  63-214-4205205  Ron Turner
Indiana 4-7291386 3-5205291  Cam Cameron
Wisconsin 10-2409154Won  17-97-1281108  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-2361247Won  35-346-2245175  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 10-2378245Won  37-346-2240171  Nick Saban
Penn State 10-3417234Won  24-05-3235163  Joe Paterno
Purdue 7-5384305Lost  25-284-4226225  Joe Tiller
Ohio State 6-6285287 3-5157208  John Cooper
Northwestern 3-8141301 1-7106254  Randy Walker
Iowa 1-10162347 0-8121288  Kirk Ferentz

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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