Record: 10-3, .769 W-L% (12th of 119) ▪ Rank: 15th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Barry Alvarez (10-3)
PS/G: 34.3 (14th of 119) ▪ PA/G: 23.8 (48th of 119)
SRS: 11.80 (17th of 119) ▪ SOS: 4.19 (30th of 119)
Bowl Game: Won Capital One Bowl 24-10 versus Auburn
| Pre | 9/6 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3, 2005 | Sat | Wisconsin | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 56 | 42 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10, 2005 | Sat | Wisconsin | Temple | Ind | W | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 17, 2005 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | North Carolina | ACC | W | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sep 24, 2005 | Sat | Wisconsin | (14) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 23 | 20 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 1, 2005 | Sat | (17) Wisconsin | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 41 | 24 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 8, 2005 | Sat | (14) Wisconsin | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 48 | 51 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Oct 15, 2005 | Sat | (23) Wisconsin | @ | (22) Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 38 | 34 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Oct 22, 2005 | Sat | (19) Wisconsin | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 31 | 20 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Oct 29, 2005 | Sat | (15) Wisconsin | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 41 | 24 | 8 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 10 | Nov 5, 2005 | Sat | (14) Wisconsin | @ | (10) Penn State | Big Ten | L | 14 | 35 | 8 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 12, 2005 | Sat | (19) Wisconsin | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 10 | 20 | 8 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Nov 25, 2005 | Fri | (24) Wisconsin | @ | Hawaii | WAC | W | 41 | 24 | 9 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 13 | Jan 2, 2006 | Mon | (21) Wisconsin | N | (7) Auburn | SEC | W | 24 | 10 | 10 | 3 | W 2 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |