Record: 8-6, .571 W-L% (57th of 124)
Conference: Big Ten (Leaders Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bret Bielema (8-5), Barry Alvarez (0-1)
PS/G: 29.6 (60th of 124) ▪ PA/G: 19.1 (17th of 124)
SRS: 9.77 (24th of 124) ▪ SOS: 2.91 (39th of 124)
| Pre | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1, 2012 | Sat | (12) Wisconsin | Northern Iowa | Non-Major | W | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 8, 2012 | Sat | (13) Wisconsin | @ | Oregon State | Pac-12 | L | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 15, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | Utah State | WAC | W | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 22, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | Texas-El Paso | CUSA | W | 37 | 26 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Sep 29, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | (22) Nebraska | Big Ten | L | 27 | 30 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 6, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 13, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Oct 20, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Oct 27, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 10, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 62 | 14 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 17, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | (6) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Nov 24, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 21 | 24 | 7 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 13 | Dec 1, 2012 | Sat | Wisconsin | N | (14) Nebraska | Big Ten | W | 70 | 31 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | Big Ten Championship (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 14 | Jan 1, 2013 | Tue | Wisconsin | N | (8) Stanford | Pac-12 | L | 14 | 20 | 8 | 6 | L 1 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |