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-
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
Record 8-5
Points Scored 377
Scoring Average 29.0
Points Allowed 243
Defense Average 18.7
Opponents Record 76-77
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.