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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: Phillip Phil King
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1898 <- 1899 -> 1900 --> 2024
1899 Season Highlights
 Phillip Phil King enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1899 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Lake Forest  45   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Beloit  36   0   W    @ Milwaukee, WI   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Northwestern  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Yale  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Rush Medical  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Wisconsin Alumni  17   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Illinois  23   0   W    @ Milwaukee, WI   
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Minnesota  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Lawrence  58   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Michigan  17   5   W    @ Chicago, IL   
 Sat., Dec. 9  vs. Chicago  0   17   L       
 
1899 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored270
  Scoring Average24.5
  Points Allowed33
  Defense Average3.0
  Opponents Record24-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record8-1
  Away Record1-1
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1899 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-3-215179   John M. Harrison & William C. Leary
Illinois 3-5-14096   George A. Huff
Wisconsin 9-227033   Phillip Phil King
Michigan 8-217643   Gustave Ferbert
Northwestern 7-6144177   Charles M. Doc Hollister
Purdue 4-4-1100122   Alpha P. Jamison

1899 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1899 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.