Stanford vs. Wisconsin

Stanford and Wisconsin have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1959; Wisconsin leads the series 4–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Wisconsin 4–⁠1.

Stanford wins
1
Wisconsin wins
4
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1959
Longest streak
2 Wisconsin
Current streak
1 Stanford
Last 10 meetings
Wisconsin 4–⁠1
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1960s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠2–⁠1
2010s1–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Stanford 0, Wisconsin 1
Average margin
7.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Stanford
0–⁠1–⁠1 Stanford’s record at home
At Wisconsin
2–⁠0 Wisconsin’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 Stanford first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Stanford’s biggest win2012: Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14by 6 points
  2. Wisconsin’s biggest win1960: Wisconsin 24, Stanford 7by 17 points
  3. Ranked showdown1999: Wisconsin 17, Stanford 9No. 22 Stanford at No. 4 Wisconsin

Coach against coach

YearsStanfordSeriesWisconsin
1995–⁠1999Tyrone Willingham0–⁠2–⁠1Barry Alvarez

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Stanford’s side (Willingham 0–⁠2–⁠1 against Alvarez). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Stanford and Wisconsin, 1959 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Named most valuable

Stepfan Taylor Stanford2012
Usua Amanam Stanford2012
Ron Dayne Wisconsin1999

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2012.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Photos

  • 2013 Rose Bowl, Stanford defeated Wisconsin 20-14
    2013 Rose Bowl, Stanford defeated Wisconsin 20–⁠14Photo: Ucla90024, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2012 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Jan 1, 20138Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14Rose BowlRose Bowl
Jan 1, 20004Wisconsin 17, 22Stanford 9Neutral siteRose Bowl
Sep 21, 1996Wisconsin 14, Stanford 0at Wisconsin
Sep 16, 1995Stanford 24, Wisconsin 24at Stanford
Sep 24, 1960Wisconsin 24, Stanford 7at Stanford
Sep 26, 19598Wisconsin 16, Stanford 14at Wisconsin

Every game is listed as played on the field.