List of Wisconsin Badgers football seasons

The Wisconsin Badgers college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin was one of seven original founding members of the Big Ten Conference, then known as the Western Conference, in 1896. Wisconsin has played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin since 1917.

Camp Randall Stadium, where the Badgers have played since 1917.

Since the team's first season in 1889, the Badgers have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, including 32 bowl games, and have finished in the top 25 of the national polls 27 times. Wisconsin is one of 26 college football programs to win 700 or more games. Since 1993, the Badgers have appeared in 27 bowl games in 29 seasons and won at least a share of the conference championship six times.

Seasons

National Champions

Conference Champions *

Division Champions

Bowl game berth ^

Season	Head coach	Conference	Season results					Bowl result	Final ranking
			Conference finish	Division finish ^[a]	Won	Lost	Tied		Associated Press Poll ^[b]	Coaches' Poll ^[c]
Wisconsin Badgers
1889	Alvin Kletsch	Independent	—	—	0	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1890	Ted Mestre		—	—	1	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1891	Herb Alward		—	—	3	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1892	Frank Crawford		—	—	4	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1893	Parke H. Davis		—	—	4	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1894	Hiram O. Stickney		—	—	5	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1895			—	—	5	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1896 *	Philip King	Big Ten Conference	1st *	—	7	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1897 *			1st *	—	9	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1898			3rd	—	9	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1899			2nd	—	9	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1900			T–3rd	—	8	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1901 *			T–1st *	—	9	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1902			6th	—	6	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1903	Arthur H. Curtis		T–8th	—	6	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1904			T–7th	—	5	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1905	Philip King		T–5th	—	8	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1906 *	Charles P. Hutchins		T–1st *	—	5	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1907			2nd	—	3	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1908	Thomas A. Barry		3rd	—	5	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1909			4th	—	3	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1910			5th	—	1	2	2	—	N/A	N/A
1911	John R. Richards		3rd	—	5	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1912 *	William J. Juneau		T–1st *	—	7	0	0	—	N/A	N/A
1913			T–6th	—	3	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1914			T–4th	—	4	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1915			6th	—	4	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1916	Paul O. Withington		T–6th	—	4	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1917	John R. Richards		T–3rd	—	4	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1918	Guy S. Lowman		7th	—	3	3	0	—	N/A	N/A
1919	John R. Richards		4th	—	5	2	0	—	N/A	N/A
1920			2nd	—	6	1	0	—	N/A	N/A
1921			4th	—	5	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1922			4th	—	4	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1923	John J. Ryan		7th	—	3	3	1	—	N/A	N/A
1924			10th	—	2	3	3	—	N/A	N/A
1925	George Little		T–2nd	—	6	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1926			5th	—	5	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1927	Glenn Thistlewaite		T–9th	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1928			2nd	—	7	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1929			10th	—	5	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1930			T–4th	—	6	2	1	—	N/A	N/A
1931			6th	—	5	4	1	—	N/A	N/A
1932	Clarence Spears		3rd	—	6	1	1	—	N/A	N/A
1933			T–8th	—	2	5	1	—	N/A	N/A
1934			T–5th	—	4	4	0	—	N/A	N/A
1935			T–9th	—	1	7	0	—	N/A	N/A
1936	Harry Stuhldreher		T–8th	—	2	6	0	—	—	N/A
1937			T–4th	—	4	3	1	—	—	N/A
1938			6th	—	5	3	0	—	—	N/A
1939			T–9th	—	1	6	1	—	—	N/A
1940			T–4th	—	4	4	0	—	—	N/A
1941			5th	—	3	5	0	—	—	N/A
1942			2nd	—	8	1	1	—	3	N/A
1943			8th	—	1	9	0	—	—	N/A
1944			7th	—	3	6	0	—	—	N/A
1945			6th	—	3	4	2	—	—	N/A
1946			8th	—	4	5	0	—	—	N/A
1947			2nd	—	5	3	1	—	—	N/A
1948			9th	—	2	7	0	—	—	N/A
1949	Ivan Williamson		4th	—	5	3	1	—	—	N/A
1950			T–2nd	—	6	3	0	—	—	—
1951			2nd	—	7	1	1	—	8	8
1952 *			1st *	—	6	3	1	Lost Rose Bowl vs. USC Trojans, 0–7 ^	11	10
1953			3rd	—	6	2	1	—	15	14
1954			2nd	—	7	2	0	—	9	10
1955			6th	—	4	5	0	—	—	—
1956	Milton Bruhn		9th	—	1	5	3	—	—	—
1957			T–4th	—	6	3	0	—	19	14
1958			2nd	—	7	1	1	—	7	6
1959 *			1st *	—	7	3	0	Lost Rose Bowl vs. Washington Huskies, 8–44 ^	6	6
1960		9th	—	4	5	0	—	—	—
1961		5th	—	6	3	0	—	—	18
1962 *		1st *	—	8	2	0	Lost Rose Bowl vs. USC Trojans, 37–42 ^	2	2
1963		5th	—	5	4	0	—	—	—
1964		T–7th	—	3	6	0	—	—	—
1965		T–7th	—	2	7	1	—	—	—
1966		T–7th	—	3	6	1	—	—	—
1967	John Coatta	T–9th	—	0	9	1	—	—	—
1968		10th	—	0	10	0	—	—	—
1969		T–5th	—	3	7	0	—	—	—
1970	John Jardine	T–5th	—	4	5	1	—	—	—
1971		T–6th	—	4	6	1	—	—	—
1972		9th	—	4	7	0	—	—	—
1973		8th	—	4	7	0	—	—	—
1974		4th	—	7	4	0	—	—	—
1975		6th	—	4	6	1	—	—	—
1976		T–7th	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1977		8th	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1978	Dave McClain	6th	—	5	4	2	—	—	—
1979		T–7th	—	4	7	0	—	—	—
1980		T–6th	—	4	7	0	—	—	—
1981		T–3rd	—	7	5	0	Lost Garden State Bowl vs. Tennessee Volunteers, 21–28 ^	—	—
1982		4th	—	7	5	0	Won Independence Bowl vs. Kansas State Wildcats, 14–3 ^	—	—
1983		4th	—	7	4	0	—	—	—
1984		4th	—	7	4	1	Lost Hall of Fame Classic vs. Kentucky Wildcats, 19–20 ^	—	—
1985		8th	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1986	Jim Hilles	T–8th	—	3	9	0	—	—	—
1987	Don Morton	10th	—	3	8	0	—	—	—
1988		T–9th	—	1	10	0	—	—	—
1989		9th	—	2	9	0	—	—	—
1990	Barry Alvarez	10th	—	1	10	0	—	—	—
1991		T–8th	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1992		T–6th	—	5	6	0	—	—	—
1993 *		T–1st *	—	10	1	1	Won Rose Bowl vs. UCLA Bruins, 21–16 ^	6	5
1994		3rd	—	8/>^[d]	3	1	Won Hall of Fame Bowl vs. Duke Blue Devils, 34–20 ^	—	—
1995		T–7th	—	4	5	2	—	—	—
1996		7th	—	8	5	—^[e]	Won Copper Bowl vs. Utah Utes, 38–10 ^	—	—
1997		5th	—	8	5	—	Lost Outback Bowl vs. Georgia Bulldogs, 6–33 ^	—	—
1998 *		T–1st *	—	11	1	—	Won Rose Bowl vs. UCLA Bruins, 38–31 ^	6	5
1999 *		1st *	—	10	2	—	Won Rose Bowl vs. Stanford Cardinal, 17–9 ^	4	4
2000		T–5th	—	9	4	—	Won Sun Bowl vs. UCLA Bruins, 21–20 ^	23	24
2001		T–8th	—	5	7	—	—	—	—
2002		T–8th	—	8	6	—	Won Alamo Bowl vs. Colorado Buffaloes, 31–28 ^	—	—
2003		T–7th	—	7	6	—	Lost Music City Bowl vs. Auburn Tigers, 14–28 ^	—	—
2004		3rd	—	9	3	—	Lost Outback Bowl vs. Georgia Bulldogs, 21–24 ^	17	18
2005		T–3rd	—	10	3	—	Won Capital One Bowl vs. Auburn Tigers, 24–10 ^	15	15
2006	Bret Bielema	T–2nd	—	12	1	—	Won Capital One Bowl vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, 17–14 ^	7	5
2007		4th	—	9	4	—	Lost Outback Bowl vs. Tennessee Volunteers, 17–21 ^	24	21
2008		T–6th	—	7	6	—	Lost Champs Sports Bowl vs. Florida State Seminoles, 13–42 ^	—	—
2009		T–4th	—	10	3	—	Won Champs Sports Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes, 20–14 ^	16	16
2010 *		T–1st *	—	11	2	—	Lost Rose Bowl vs. TCU Horned Frogs, 19–21 ^	7	8
2011 *		1st *	1st	11	3	—	Lost Rose Bowl vs. Oregon Ducks, 38–45 ^	10	11
2012 *	Bret Bielema/ Barry Alvarez	1st *	3rd	8	6	—	Lost Rose Bowl vs. Stanford Cardinal, 14–20 ^	—	—
2013	Gary Andersen	—	2nd	9	4	—	Lost Capital One Bowl vs. South Carolina Gamecocks, 24–34 ^	22	21
2014	Gary Andersen/ Barry Alvarez	2nd	1st	11	3	—	Won Outback Bowl vs. Auburn Tigers, 34–31 ^	13	13
2015	Paul Chryst	—	T–2nd	10	3	—	Won Holiday Bowl vs. USC Trojans, 23–21 ^	21	21
2016		2nd	1st	11	3	—	Won Cotton Bowl vs. Western Michigan Broncos, 24–16 ^	9	9
2017		2nd	1st	13	1	—	Won Orange Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes, 34–24 ^	7	6
2018		—	T–2nd	8	5	—	Won Pinstripe Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes, 35–3 ^	—	—
2019		2nd	1st	10	4	—	Lost Rose Bowl vs. Oregon Ducks, 27–28 ^	11	13
2020		—	3rd	4	3	—	Won Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 42–28 ^	—	—

Notes

• ^a The Big Ten Conference introduced divisional play in 2011; the divisional winners advance to the Big Ten Championship Game to determine the conference champion.[1]
• ^b The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.[2]
• ^c The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today.[2]
• ^d Michigan State self-forfeited all wins in the 1994 season, resulting in Wisconsin's 1994 loss to Michigan State being retroactively changed to a win.
• ^e Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.[3]

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References

1. "Big Ten Announces Football Division Alignments and 2011 and 2012 Conference Schedules". Big Ten.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
2. "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
3. "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
4. CFRC College Football Database - Wisconsin. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.