Indiana vs. Wisconsin
Indiana and Wisconsin have 64 meetings on file, the first in 1907; Wisconsin leads the series 41–21–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wisconsin 7–3, and Indiana has won the last 3. Share
2028 at Wisconsin. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Indiana wins
- 21
- Wisconsin wins
- 41
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1907
- Longest streak
- 10 Wisconsin
- Current streak
- 3 Indiana
- Last 10 meetings
- Wisconsin 7–3
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 3–6–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 4–4 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 3–5 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–6 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–5 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–0 |
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Indiana 1, Wisconsin 1
- Average margin
- 18.5 points; 22 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Indiana
- 12–18–1 Indiana’s record at home
- At Wisconsin
- 23–9–1 Wisconsin’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 10
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Indiana’s biggest win1943: Indiana 34, Wisconsin 0by 34 points
- Wisconsin’s biggest win2010: Wisconsin 83, Indiana 20by 63 points
- Upset2001: Indiana 63, Wisconsin 32Indiana had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1982: Indiana 20, Wisconsin 17Indiana had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1969: Wisconsin 36, Indiana 34Wisconsin had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2020: Indiana 14, Wisconsin 6No. 10 Indiana at No. 18 Wisconsin
- Ranked showdown1994: Wisconsin 62, Indiana 13No. 25 Indiana at No. 16 Wisconsin
Coach against coach
| Years | Indiana | Series | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908–1910 | James Sheldon | 1–2 | Tom Barry |
| 1938–1947 | Bo McMillin | 2–3–1 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1967–1969 | John Pont | 2–1 | John Coatta |
| 1970–1972 | John Pont | 1–2 | John Jardine |
| 1973–1977 | Lee Corso | 1–3–1 | John Jardine |
| 1978–1982 | Lee Corso | 3–2 | Dave McClain |
| 1990–1994 | Bill Mallory | 3–2 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1997–2001 | Cam Cameron | 1–4 | Barry Alvarez |
| 2007–2010 | Bill Lynch | 0–4 | Bret Bielema |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Indiana’s side (Sheldon 1–2 against Barry). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Montee Ball Wisconsin | 27 carries, 198 yards, 3 TD | 2012 Rushing | |
| James Hardy Indiana | 7 catches, 157 yards, 2 TD | 2005 Receiving | |
| Aaron Casey Indiana | 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 for loss | 2023 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1908 · The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., Oct 18, 1908
1909 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Oct 24, 1909
1910 · The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., Oct 23, 1910
1922 · South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., Oct 23, 1922
1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 22, 1923
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
| 2025 | BTN | 1.1 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.