Wisconsin Badgers
| Wisconsin Badgers | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 2013 |
| Head coach | Jamzz 1st season, 1–0 (1.000) |
| Stadium | Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 80,321) |
| Field surface | Field Turf |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Division | West |
| All-time record | 86–57 (.601) |
| Bowl record | 5–2–0 (.714) |
| Division titles | 1 (2014) |
| Consensus All-Americans | 5 |
| Current uniform | |
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| Colors | Cardinal and White |
| Fight song | On, Wisconsin! |
| Mascot | Bucky Badger |
| Marching band | University of Wisconsin Marching Band |
| Rivals | Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers |
The Wisconsin Badgers are a football team competing in the Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA. The Badgers are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, which was started in 1896. Currently the Badgers play in the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference, however starting in the 2014 season, due to realignment, they will shift to the West division. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth oldest stadium in college football.
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Program History
Before Coach taffyowner, the Badgers were lead to an 0-2 record under coach and program founder, Butt Titty. After Coach Titty was fired, the program won their first game in week 3 against Oklahoma State University. The program won their first conference game in week 9 against Michigan State
2013 Season
The 2013 was the inaugural season for the Badgers. It was also a season of mediocrity, with the roster the team had the hope was that they would compete for a bowl game. However with program founder, Butt Titty, resigning after an 0-2 start, the team could never get back on track. Wisconsin managed to somewhat right the ship under new coach taffyowner, however the team still finished with a 3-9 record.
2014 Season
Wisconsin won the Big Ten West division with a win over Nebraska on June 21 and will play Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game. The team finished the regular season with a record 11 wins.
2014 Schedule
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 29, 2014 | at BYU | #13 | LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT | W 21-6 | 1-0 |
| 2 | April 5, 2014 | Oregon | #12 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 35-28 | 2-0 |
| 3 | April 19, 2014 | Texas A&M | #13 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 21-14 | 3-0 |
| 4 | April 26, 2014 | at Baylor | #12 | McLane Stadium, Waco, TX | W 38-35 | 4-0 |
| 5 | May 3, 2014 | Bye | #12 | Bye | ||
| 6 | May 10, 2014 | Navy | #8 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 42-7 | 5-0 |
| 7 | May 17, 2014 | Northwestern | #6 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 24-21 | 6-0 |
| 8 | May 24, 2014 | at Purdue | #6 | Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN | W 28-21 | 7-0 |
| 9 | May, 31st, 2014 | at Rutgers | #7 | High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, NJ | W 35-14 | 8-0 |
| 10 | June 7, 2014 | Illinois | #5 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 35-3 | 9-0 |
| 11 | June 14, 2014 | Iowa | #6 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | L 21-17 | 9-1 |
| 12 | June 21, 2014 | at Nebraska | #12 | Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE | W 23-21 | 10-1 |
| 13 | July 5, 2014 | at Minnesota | #7 | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | W 28-14 | 11-1 |
| B1GCG | July 8, 2014 | Ohio State | #5 | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN | L 28-10 | 11-2 |
| Capital One Bowl | July 16, 2014 | LSU | #7 | Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, FL | W 13-9 | 12-2 |
2015 Season
The 2015 season for the Wisconsin Badgers is their third season as a program, and expectations started off high at the start of the season due to a 12 win season the year before and returning most of the offensive starters. The team became bowl eligible in week 7
2015 Schedule
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 16, 2014 | at Virginia Tech | #22 | Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA | W 14-7 | 1-0 |
| 2 | August 23, 2014 | USC | #22 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO | L 38-35 | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 23, 2014 | Nebraska | #19 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 52-7 | 2-1 |
| 4 | September 6, 2014 | Miami | #16 | LP Field, Nashville, TN | W 20-17 | 3-1 |
| 5 | September 20, 2014 | BYU | #15 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 35-14 | 4-1 |
| 6 | September 27, 2014 | Washington St | #13 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 24-23 | 5-1 |
| 7 | October 4, 2014 | at Northwestern | #13 | Ryan Field, Evanston, IL | W 31-24 | 6-1 |
| 8 | October 11, 2014 | Purdue | #9 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | L 28-24 | 6-2 |
| 9 | October 17, 2014 | at Iowa | #17 | Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | L 13-10 | 6-3 |
| 10 | October 25, 2014 | Ohio State | - | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 31-21 | 7-3 |
| 11 | November 1, 2014 | atIllinois | #19 | Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL | W 35-13 | 8-3 |
| 12 | November 8, 2014 | Bye | #21 | Bye | ||
| 13 | November 15, 2014 | Minnesota | #19 | Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI | W 42-31 | 9-3 |
| Outback Bowl | November 28, 2014 | Auburn | #13 | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | W 38-27 | 10-3 |
2016 Season
2016 was arguably the most successful season in Wisconsin football history. After going 10-2 in the regular season with win over rival Minnesota, Wisconsin qualified for their first ever CFBHC playoff as an at large team. After beating Mountain West champion Air Force 35-31. Wisconsin's season ended with a 30-33 loss to Alabama in the Rose Bowl. However this was considered a building block for future great things in the program.
Rivalries
Current rivalries
Minnesota
The Minnesota/Wisconsin rivalry is the oldest continuous rivalry in college sports. They play yearly for Paul Bunyan's Axe, which is a 4 foot tall trophy axe with all scores on it. Wisconsin has won the trophy for the past 5 years.
Iowa
Iowa and Wisconsin play yearly for the Heartland Trophy
All-Time Records
Bowl History
Wisconsin became bowl eligible for the first time in program history on May 17, 2014. The Badgers were invited to play in the Capital One Bowl. On July 16, 2014 the Badgers beat the LSU Tigers 13-9. Marking the first bowl win in program history. In 2015 the Badgers finished 9-3 and the team accepted a bid to play in the Outback Bowl against Auburn.
Season-by-Season Records
| Coach(es) | Year | Conference | Record | Bowl | Final CP Ranking | |
| Wins | Losses | |||||
| Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||
| butt titty | 2013 | Big Ten | 0 | 2 | - | — |
| taffyowner | 2013 | Big Ten | 3 | 7 | - | NR |
| 2014 | Big Ten | 12 | 2 | Won Capital One Bowl vs LSU (13-9) | 7 | |
| 2015 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | Won Outback Bowl vs Auburn (38-27) | 10 | |
| 2016 | Big Ten | 11 | 3 | Won Navy National Bowl vs Air Force (35-31) Lost Rose Bowl vs. Alabama (30-33) |
7 | |
| 2017 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | Won Bahamas Bowl vs Miami (OH) (31-7) | NR | |
| 2018 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | Won Outback Bowl vs Florida (28-3) | 11 | |
| 2019 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | Lost Citrus Bowl vs Mississippi State (14-35) | 12 | |
| 2020 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | - | NR | |
| 2021 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | Lost Tampa Bowl vs Alabama (20-24) | NR | |
| 2022 | Big Ten | 6 | 7 | Lost Independence Bowl vs Notre Dame (21-28) | NR | |
| 2023 | Big Ten | 1 | 11 | - | NR | |
| Jamzz | 2024 | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | - | |
| Total | 86 | 57 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth |
Individual Award Winners
- All Americans
- Brian Gary, Tight End – 2013
- Doug Bosley, Tight End- 2014
- Davern Lemmerman, Center- 2016
- Asante Sowell, Running Back- 2018
- Aaron Blakely, Free Safety- 2019
- John Mackey Award
- Doug Bosley- 2014
- Johnny Unitas Award
- Erik Wegert-2015
- Chic Harley Award
- Aaron Blakely- 2019
- Chuck Bednarik Award
- Aaron Blakely-2019
- Jack Tatum Award
- Aaron Blakely-2019
