Wisconsin Badgers

Location: Madison, Wisconsin ▪ Colors: Cardinal & White
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium (cap. 80,321)
Record*: 121 Years, 638-471-52, .572 W-L% (Major School)
*W-L-T adjusted to 639-470-52 by NCAA.

Conferences: Big Ten, Western and Ind
Conference Champion: 14 Times
Bowls: 24 Bowls, 11-13, .458 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 22 Times (Preseason), 20 Times (Final), 299 Weeks (Total)

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 18, 2013 8:15 PM

All-Time Rank: #79. Alabama-Birmingham… #80. Penn State… #81. South Florida… #82. WISCONSIN… #83. North Carolina… #84. Iowa… #85. Southern Mississippi…

All-Time Rank: #79. Alabama-Birmingham… #80. Penn State… #81. South Florida… #82. WISCONSIN… #83. North Carolina… #84. Iowa… #85. Southern Mississippi…

121 Years

Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
1	2012	Big Ten	8	6	0	.571	9.77	2.91	12	12		Bret Bielema (8-5) Barry Alvarez (0-1)	Rose Bowl-L
2	2011	Big Ten	11	3	0	.786	15.89	0.68	11	4	10	Bret Bielema (11-3)	Rose Bowl-L
3	2010	Big Ten	11	2	0	.846	14.02	0.64	12	4	7	Bret Bielema (11-2)	Rose Bowl-L
4	2009	Big Ten	10	3	0	.769	8.19	0.35		16	16	Bret Bielema (10-3)	Champs Sports Bowl-W
5	2008	Big Ten	7	6	0	.538	1.82	1.13	13	8		Bret Bielema (7-6)	Champs Sports Bowl-L
6	2007	Big Ten	9	4	0	.692	5.31	0.08	7	5	24	Bret Bielema (9-4)	Outback Bowl-L
7	2006	Big Ten	12	1	0	.923	11.97	-2.88		6	7	Bret Bielema (12-1)	Capital One Bowl-W
8	2005	Big Ten	10	3	0	.769	11.81	4.19		14	15	Barry Alvarez (10-3)	Capital One Bowl-W
9	2004	Big Ten	9	3	0	.750	8.69	2.35	21	4	17	Barry Alvarez (9-3)	Outback Bowl-L
10	2003	Big Ten	7	6	0	.538	6.44	4.21	21	14		Barry Alvarez (7-6)	Music City Bowl-L
11	2002	Big Ten	8	6	0	.571	8.55	4.77	25	19		Barry Alvarez (8-6)	Alamo Bowl-W
12	2001	Big Ten	5	7	0	.417	2.91	5.33	22	22		Barry Alvarez (5-7)
13	2000	Big Ten	9	4	0	.692	9.65	4.42	4	4	23	Barry Alvarez (9-4)	Sun Bowl-W
14	1999	Big Ten	10	2	0	.833	14.88	0.88	10	4	4	Barry Alvarez (10-2)	Rose Bowl-W
15	1998	Big Ten	11	1	0	.917	16.45	1.78	20	6	6	Barry Alvarez (11-1)	Rose Bowl-W
16	1997	Big Ten	8	5	0	.615	1.66	1.58	24	23		Barry Alvarez (8-5)	Outback Bowl-L
17	1996	Big Ten	8	5	0	.615	8.99	2.07				Barry Alvarez (8-5)	Copper Bowl-W
18	1995	Big Ten	4	5	2	.455	8.12	9.94	21	21		Barry Alvarez (4-5-2)
19	1994	Big Ten	7	4	1	.625	10.50	5.67	10	10		Barry Alvarez (7-4-1)	Hall of Fame Bowl-W	W-L-T adjusted to 8-3-1 by NCAA.
20	1993	Big Ten	10	1	1	.875	16.71	4.30		6	6	Barry Alvarez (10-1-1)	Rose Bowl-W
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
21	1992	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455	2.34	1.89				Barry Alvarez (5-6)
22	1991	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455	-2.86	-1.50				Barry Alvarez (5-6)
23	1990	Big Ten	1	10	0	.091	-6.73	6.00				Barry Alvarez (1-10)
24	1989	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182	-8.67	4.05				Don Morton (2-9)
25	1988	Big Ten	1	10	0	.091	-12.99	3.01				Don Morton (1-10)
26	1987	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	-6.30	0.34				Don Morton (3-8)
27	1986	Big Ten	3	9	0	.250	-2.83	2.84				Jim Hilles (3-9)
28	1985	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455	1.65	3.19				Dave McClain (5-6)
29	1984	Big Ten	7	4	1	.625	5.14	1.89		20		Dave McClain (7-4-1)	Hall of Fame Classic-L
30	1983	Big Ten	7	4	0	.636	10.18	4.09				Dave McClain (7-4)
31	1982	Big Ten	7	5	0	.583	6.80	4.63				Dave McClain (7-5)	Independence Bowl-W
32	1981	Big Ten	7	5	0	.583	6.18	4.26		14		Dave McClain (7-5)	Garden State Bowl-L
33	1980	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364	1.20	6.84				Dave McClain (4-7)
34	1979	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364	1.99	6.90				Dave McClain (4-7)
35	1978	Big Ten	5	4	2	.545	3.64	3.92				Dave McClain (5-4-2)
36	1977	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455	1.49	3.77		14		John Jardine (5-6)
37	1976	Big Ten	5	6	0	.455	7.03	5.94				John Jardine (5-6)
38	1975	Big Ten	4	6	1	.409	0.05	5.78				John Jardine (4-6-1)
39	1974	Big Ten	7	4	0	.636	14.24	7.79		11		John Jardine (7-4)
40	1973	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364	8.43	11.43				John Jardine (4-7)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
41	1972	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364	-1.26	4.47				John Jardine (4-7)
42	1971	Big Ten	4	6	1	.409	1.79	3.98				John Jardine (4-6-1)
43	1970	Big Ten	4	5	1	.450	9.09	8.89				John Jardine (4-5-1)
44	1969	Big Ten	3	7	0	.300	-3.80	7.50				John Coatta (3-7)
45	1968	Big Ten	0	10	0	.000	-9.45	7.45				John Coatta (0-10)
46	1967	Big Ten	0	9	1	.050	-7.81	3.49				John Coatta (0-9-1)
47	1966	Big Ten	3	6	1	.350	-5.41	3.89				Milt Bruhn (3-6-1)
48	1965	Big Ten	2	7	1	.250	-1.11	11.79				Milt Bruhn (2-7-1)
49	1964	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333	2.89	12.78				Milt Bruhn (3-6)
50	1963	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556	10.46	8.79	7	2		Milt Bruhn (5-4)
51	1962	Big Ten	8	2	0	.800	25.50	11.10		2	2	Milt Bruhn (8-2)	Rose Bowl-L
52	1961	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667	10.75	8.75				Milt Bruhn (6-3)
53	1960	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444	8.51	12.18		11		Milt Bruhn (4-5)
54	1959	Big Ten	7	3	0	.700	10.76	8.76	6	5	6	Milt Bruhn (7-3)	Rose Bowl-L
55	1958	Big Ten	7	1	1	.833	21.83	10.17	14	4	7	Milt Bruhn (7-1-1)
56	1957	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667	16.07	8.85		13	19	Milt Bruhn (6-3)
57	1956	Big Ten	1	5	3	.278	5.30	10.30				Milt Bruhn (1-5-3)
58	1955	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444	7.28	7.06	14	6		Ivy Williamson (4-5)
59	1954	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778	20.42	10.87	9	2	9	Ivy Williamson (7-2)
60	1953	Big Ten	6	2	1	.722	20.36	12.80		8	15	Ivy Williamson (6-2-1)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
61	1952	Western	6	3	1	.650	16.75	9.15	7	1	11	Ivy Williamson (6-3-1)	Rose Bowl-L
62	1951	Western	7	1	1	.833	22.02	8.57	15	7	8	Ivy Williamson (7-1-1)
63	1950	Western	6	3	0	.667	15.99	10.65		15		Ivy Williamson (6-3)
64	1949	Western	5	3	1	.611	19.99	14.43				Ivy Williamson (5-3-1)
65	1948	Western	2	7	0	.222	2.87	10.20				Harry Stuhldreher (2-7)
66	1947	Western	5	3	1	.611	15.55	12.32		9		Harry Stuhldreher (5-3-1)
67	1946	Western	4	5	0	.444	8.70	9.70		15		Harry Stuhldreher (4-5)
68	1945	Western	3	4	2	.444	10.33	10.22				Harry Stuhldreher (3-4-2)
69	1944	Western	3	6	0	.333	7.70	13.48		19		Harry Stuhldreher (3-6)
70	1943	Western	1	9	0	.100	-1.65	15.75				Harry Stuhldreher (1-9)
71	1942	Western	8	1	1	.850	15.54	7.24		2	3	Harry Stuhldreher (8-1-1)
72	1941	Western	3	5	0	.375	5.57	11.20				Harry Stuhldreher (3-5)
73	1940	Western	4	4	0	.500	9.51	10.63				Harry Stuhldreher (4-4)
74	1939	Western	1	6	1	.188	-0.96	5.91				Harry Stuhldreher (1-6-1)
75	1938	Western	5	3	0	.625	9.42	7.54		12		Harry Stuhldreher (5-3)
76	1937	Western	4	3	1	.563	4.80	0.92		16		Harry Stuhldreher (4-3-1)
77	1936	Western	2	6	0	.250	-0.80	5.83				Harry Stuhldreher (2-6)
78	1935	Western	1	7	0	.125	-5.52	7.61				Clarence Spears (1-7)
79	1934	Western	4	4	0	.500	3.22	5.59				Clarence Spears (4-4)
80	1933	Western	2	5	1	.313	5.96	9.71				Clarence Spears (2-5-1)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
81	1932	Western	6	1	1	.813	15.90	6.65				Clarence Spears (6-1-1)
82	1931	Western	5	4	1	.550	3.67	3.57				Glenn Thistlethwaite (5-4-1)
83	1930	Western	6	2	1	.722	15.68	3.02				Glenn Thistlethwaite (6-2-1)
84	1929	Western	4	5	0	.444	7.64	7.20				Glenn Thistlethwaite (4-5)
85	1928	Western	7	1	1	.833	14.83	3.83				Glenn Thistlethwaite (7-1-1)
86	1927	Western	4	4	0	.500	6.85	4.35				Glenn Thistlethwaite (4-4)
87	1926	Western	5	2	1	.688	10.19	4.32				George Little (5-2-1)
88	1925	Western	6	1	1	.813	13.17	5.05				George Little (6-1-1)
89	1924	Western	2	3	3	.438	3.01	5.26				Jack Ryan (2-3-3)
90	1923	Western	3	3	1	.500	7.89	3.89				Jack Ryan (3-3-1)
91	1922	Western	4	2	1	.643	9.86	1.57				J.R. Richards (4-2-1)
92	1921	Western	5	1	1	.786	16.01	0.87				J.R. Richards (5-1-1)
93	1920	Western	6	1	0	.857	15.19	3.48				J.R. Richards (6-1)
94	1919	Western	5	2	0	.714	11.14	5.57				J.R. Richards (5-2)
95	1918	Western	3	3	0	.500	4.46	3.96				Guy Lowman (3-3)
96	1917	Western	4	2	1	.643	18.91	11.91				J.R. Richards (4-2-1)
97	1916	Western	4	2	1	.643	7.45	0.45				Paul Withington (4-2-1)
98	1915	Western	4	3	0	.571	12.42	4.57				William Juneau (4-3)
99	1914	Western	4	2	1	.643	11.53	6.81				William Juneau (4-2-1)
100	1913	Western	3	3	1	.500	2.70	1.98				William Juneau (3-3-1)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
101	1912	Western	7	0	0	1.000	23.83	4.54				William Juneau (7-0)
102	1911	Western	5	1	1	.786	14.93	1.79				J.R. Richards (5-1-1)
103	1910	Western	1	2	2	.400	-3.39	1.21				Tom Barry (1-2-2)
104	1909	Western	3	1	1	.700	6.72	3.72				Tom Barry (3-1-1)
105	1908	Western	5	1	0	.833	7.71	-1.63				Tom Barry (5-1)
106	1907	Western	3	1	1	.700	3.45	1.45				Charles Hutchins (3-1-1)
107	1906	Western	5	0	0	1.000	3.47	-9.53				Charles Hutchins (5-0)
108	1905	Western	8	2	0	.800	15.48	1.68				Phil King (8-2)
109	1904	Western	5	3	0	.625	12.73	4.61				Arthur Curtis (5-3)
110	1903	Western	6	3	1	.650	8.39	-1.81				Arthur Curtis (6-3-1)
111	1902	Western	6	3	0	.667	12.13	1.35				Phil King (6-3)
112	1901	Western	9	0	0	1.000	19.83	-2.17				Phil King (9-0)
113	1900	Western	8	1	0	.889	16.30	-0.92				Phil King (8-1)
114	1899	Western	9	2	0	.818	14.42	0.33				Phil King (9-2)
115	1898	Western	9	1	0	.900	12.77	-5.23				Phil King (9-1)
116	1897	Western	9	1	0	.900	9.71	-6.79				Phil King (9-1)
117	1896	Western	7	1	1	.833	10.13	-2.99				Phil King (7-1-1)
118	1895	Ind	5	2	1	.688	7.67	-0.70				H.O. Stickney (5-2-1)
119	1894	Ind	5	2	0	.714	11.14	-0.01				H.O. Stickney (5-2)
120	1893	Ind	4	2	0	.667	6.92	3.75				Parke Davis (4-2)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
121	1892	Ind	4	3	0	.571	2.49	1.06				Frank Crawford (4-3)

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