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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  <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024
2004 Season Highlights
 Barry Alvarez enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
2004 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Central Florida  34   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  18   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Arizona  9   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Penn State  16   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Illinois  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Ohio State  24   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Purdue  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Northwestern  24   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Minnesota  38   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Michigan State  14   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Iowa  7   30   L       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Georgia  21   24   L    @ Tampa, FL   Outback Bowl
 
2004 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored249
  Scoring Average20.8
  Points Allowed185
  Defense Average15.4
  Opponents Record65-74
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 9-3-0 AP
17 9-3-0 Coaches
18 9-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2004 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-5361273Won  20-163-5207199  Glen Mason
Illinois 3-8240323 1-7141248  Ron Turner
Indiana 3-8262343 1-7159258  Gerry DiNardo
Iowa 10-2292211Won  30-257-1199125  Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 9-3370279Lost  37-387-1246182  Lloyd Carr
Wisconsin 9-3249185Lost  21-246-2167145  Barry Alvarez
Northwestern 6-6295342 5-3168198  Randy Walker
Ohio State 8-4290219Won  33-74-4184171  Jim Tressel
Purdue 7-5381206Lost  23-274-4207156  Joe Tiller
Michigan State 5-7353336 4-4253228  John L. Smith
Penn State 4-7195168 2-6103124  Joe Paterno

2004 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2004 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.