Wisconsin Badgers
Big TenMadison, WICamp Randall Stadium
2026: 4–2 (2–1 Big Ten). Last: lost at No. 12 UCLA 17–7. Next: USC, Saturday, Oct 24, 7:30 p.m. ET.
- L 13–41vs. No. 4 Notre Dame
- W 36–9Western Illinois
- W 54–10Eastern Michigan
- W 24–20at No. 13 Penn State
- W 31–3Michigan State
- L 7–17at No. 12 UCLA
- Oct 24USC
- Oct 31at Iowa
- Nov 7Rutgers
- Nov 14at Maryland
- Nov 21at Purdue
- Nov 27Minnesota
- Outfitted by Under Armour
Wisconsin has played football since 1889 and is 750–530–52 in the 1,332 games on record here, which start in 1892. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 2, in 1962. They have won 14 Big Ten Conference titles (the last in 2012), counting shared titles. The Heisman Trophy has been won here twice, most recently by Ron Dayne in 1999. Since 1937, the NFL Draft has taken 184 players from here in its first seven rounds, 30 of them in the first round. The AFL draft also took one player from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 12 players and 2 coaches from Wisconsin. Barry Alvarez (1990–2014) won more games here than any other coach: 118. The most-played rival is Minnesota: 135 meetings, Minnesota leads 64–63–8. This season, under Luke Fickell, they’re 4–2.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 748–524–53 official; 750–530–52 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 19–16 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 1 of 386 ranked
- Elo now
- 1533 65th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 33 · Composite No. 27 in FBS, Oct 17; down 7 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 14 last in 2012
- Seasons
- 135 since 1892, 1,332 games
Identity
- Fight song
- On, Wisconsin!
- Mascot
- Bucky Badger
- Student section
- AreaRED
- Apparel
- Under Armour deal through 2033
- Band
- University of Wisconsin Marching Band since 1885, 315 members
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs 4Notre Dame | L 13–41 | 21% |
| Sep 12 | vs Western Illinois | W 36–9 | 84% |
| Sep 19 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 54–10 | 70% |
| Sep 26 | at 13Penn State | W 24–20 | 21% |
| Oct 3 | vs Michigan State | W 31–3 | 67% |
| Oct 17 | at 12UCLA | L 7–17 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | vs USC | Preview | 39% |
| Oct 31 | at Iowa | Preview | 25% |
| Nov 7 | vs Rutgers | Preview | 70% |
| Nov 14 | at Maryland | Preview | 62% |
| Nov 21 | at Purdue | Preview | 56% |
| Nov 27 | vs Minnesota | Preview | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–33- 202712 games: 7 home, 4 away, 1 neutral
- vs. PittsburghAug. 28
- Southern IllinoisSept. 11
- MassachusettsSept. 18
- at Illinois
- Iowa
- at Michigan State
- at Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Northwestern
- Penn State
- UCLA
- at USC
- 202812 games: 7 home, 5 away
- MarshallSept. 2
- William & MarySept. 9
- UtahSept. 16
- Indiana
- at Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- at Nebraska
- at Northwestern
- at Ohio State
- Oregon
- at Washington
- 20293 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- Illinois StateAug. 25
- at CaliforniaSept. 1
- AkronSept. 22
- 20303 games: 3 home, non-conference only
- CaliforniaAug. 31
- Missouri StateSept. 14
- Northern Iowa
- 20311 game: 1 neutral, non-conference only
- vs. Virginia TechAug. 30
- 20321 game: 1 home, non-conference only
- Virginia TechSept. 18
- 20331 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at UtahSept. 10
Wisconsin’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of October 1, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Colton Joseph1,198 passing yards, 10 TD (leads Wisconsin in passing yards)
- Mason Posa47 tackles, 1 INT
- Cooper Catalano50 tackles (leads Wisconsin in tackles)
- Tyrell Henry27 catches, 343 yards, 1 TD (leads Wisconsin in receiving yards)
- Matthew Jung38 tackles, 1 INT
- Darrion Dupree215 rushing yards, 2 TD
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Wisconsin.
Ron Dayne1999 Heisman
Alan Ameche1954 Heisman
Montee BallHall of Fame, 2025
Joe ThomasHall of Fame, 2019- Pat RichterHall of Fame, 1996
Jonathan Taylor2018 Doak Walker
Dave SchreinerHall of Fame, 1955
Pat HarderHall of Fame, 1993
Troy VincentHall of Fame, 2023
Bob ButlerHall of Fame, 1972
Tim KrumrieHall of Fame, 2016
Melvin Gordon2014 Doak Walker
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Under Armour · Official source
- Wisconsin Badgers; read 2026-10-10
- Mascot
- Bucky Badger · Official source
- Wisconsin Badgers; read 2026-10-10
- Wisconsin State Journal; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- AreaRED · Official source
- University of Wisconsin Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Wisconsin Badgers; read 2026-10-10
- Athletic director
- Shawn Eichorst · Official source
- UW-Madison News; read 2026-10-10
- Offensive coordinator
- Jeff Grimes · Official source
- uwbadgers.com; read 2026-10-10
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Tressel · Official source
- uwbadgers.com; read 2026-10-10
- Radio flagship
- WIBA · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Under Armour, through 2033. 10 years including a three-year mutual option, $104.5M minimum. Runs through 2033, with a three-year mutual option through 2036. Includes NIL funding from Under Armour.
- Wisconsin Athletics, Nov 24, 2025: 10-year extension of a partnership that began about ten years earlier; no dates or value given
- Big10Central, Nov 24, 2025: Seven-year extension through 2033 with a three-year mutual option through 2036, $104.5M minimum over 10 years
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1892
Best seasons everOn Bluesky
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Read on Bluesky
From reporters and writers who cover college football, linked to their posts on Bluesky.
More coverage
- Luke Fickell admits frustration with officiating but blames Wisconsin after UCLA loss, badgerofhonor.com,
- No. 12 UCLA stays unbeaten at 6-0, tops Wisconsin 17-7 with a backup QB, 1039wvbo.com,
- Wisconsin's Kevin Heywood throwing a teammate under the bus after UCLA loss can't happen, badgerofhonor.com,
- UCLA passes Big Ten test, dispatches Wisconsin, dailybulletin.com,
- No. 12 UCLA remains undefeated as Bruins bottle up Wisconsin, ohiostandard.com,
- Wisconsin vs The Stripes, buckys5thquarter.com,
- Wisconsin Vs Ucla: Ryan Minion backs Bruins to cover as Badgers draw upset support, el-balad.com,
- Wisconsin vs. UCLA Oct. 17: TV, Stream, iheart.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Podcasts
- What went right and wrong at UCLA, putting the loss in perspective, listener questions, The Camp, , 58 min
- 10-17-26 UW FOOTBALL at UCLA, Wisconsin Badgers Sports Network, , 3 hr 43 min
- MAULED! UCLA Bruins BEAT UP the Wisconsin Badgers! LIVE POSTGAME show!, Locked On Badgers, , 48 min
- THE SIX PACK! Day after SIX THOUGHTS on the Badgers and UCLA game, WHAT WENT WRONG?, Locked On Badgers, , 24 min
- The Camp Replay: Barry Alvarez talks the 1993 Wisconsin Badgers and the 1994 Rose Bowl, The Camp, , 44 min
Found through Podcast Index, the open podcast directory. Each link opens the episode’s page.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Luke Fickell | 2022–2026 | 21–23 |
 Jim Leonhard | 2022 | 4–3 |
 Paul Chryst | 2015–2022 | 67–26 |
| Gary Andersen | 2013–2014 | 19–7 |
 Barry Alvarez | 1990–2014 | 118–75–4 |
 Bret Bielema | 2006–2012 | 68–24 |
| Don Morton | 1987–1989 | 6–27 |
| Jim Hilles | 1986 | 3–9 |
| Dave McClain | 1978–1985 | 46–42–3 |
| John Jardine | 1970–1977 | 37–47–3 |
| John Coatta | 1967–1969 | 3–26–1 |
| Milt Bruhn | 1956–1966 | 52–45–6 |
 Ivy Williamson | 1949–1955 | 41–19–4 |
| Harry Stuhldreher | 1936–1948 | 45–62–6 |
 Clarence Spears | 1932–1935 | 13–17–2 |
 Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1927–1931 | 26–16–3 |
 George Little | 1925–1926 | 11–3–2 |
 Jack Ryan | 1923–1924 | 5–6–4 |
| J.R. Richards | 1911–1922 | 29–9–4 |
 Guy Lowman | 1918 | 3–3 |
 Paul Withington | 1916 | 4–2–1 |
 William Juneau | 1912–1915 | 18–8–2 |
| Tom Barry | 1908–1910 | 9–4–3 |
 Charles Hutchins | 1906–1907 | 8–1–1 |
| Phil King | 1896–1905 | 65–11–1 |
 Arthur Curtis | 1903–1904 | 11–6–1 |
 H.O. Stickney | 1894–1895 | 10–4–1 |
 Parke Davis | 1893 | 4–2 |
| Frank Crawford | 1892 | 4–3 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Minnesota
63–64–8 ‡ in 135
- 2016 W 31–17
- 2017 W 31–0
- 2018 L 15–37
- 2019 W 38–17
- 2020 W 20–17
- 2021 L 13–23
- 2022 L 16–23
- 2023 W 28–14
- 2024 L 7–24
- 2025 L 7–17
Lost the last two.
Next: Nov 27
- Northwestern
62–37–4 in 103
- 2015 L 7–13
- 2016 W 21–7
- 2017 W 33–24
- 2018 L 17–31
- 2019 W 24–15
- 2020 L 7–17
- 2021 W 35–7
- 2022 W 42–7
- 2023 L 10–24
- 2024 W 23–3
Won the last one.
- Iowa
49–48–2 in 99
- 2016 W 17–9
- 2017 W 38–14
- 2018 W 28–17
- 2019 W 24–22
- 2020 L 7–28
- 2021 W 27–7
- 2022 L 10–24
- 2023 L 6–15
- 2024 L 10–42
- 2025 L 0–37
Lost the last four.
Next: Oct 31
| Opponent | Games | WIS record |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 135 | 63–64–8 ‡ |
| Northwestern | 103 | 62–37–4 |
| Iowa | 99 | 49–48–2 |
| Purdue | 91 | 54–29–8 |
| Illinois | 91 | 46–38–7 |
| Ohio State | 87 | 18–64–5 |
| Michigan | 71 | 17–53–1 |
| Indiana | 64 | 41–21–2 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska.
Every opponent (148)
Every program Wisconsin has played, A to Z, with Wisconsin’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 1–0
- Akron 3–0
- Alabama 1–3
- American Osteopath 1–0
- Arizona 2–0
- Arizona State 2–3
- Arkansas 2–0
- Armour 1–0
- Army 1–0
- Auburn 2–1–1
- Austin Peay 1–0
- Ball State 3–0
- Beloit 15–0
- Boise State 1–0
- Bowling Green 4–0
- Bradley 1–0
- Buffalo 2–0
- BYU 2–2
- Cal Poly 1–0
- California 1–5
- Camp Grant 1–2
- Carleton 2–0
- Carlisle 0–1
- Central Michigan 1–0
- Chicago 19–16–5
- Chicago A.C. 1–2
- Cincinnati 3–1
- Coe 2–0–1
- Colgate 1–0
- Colorado 1–4–1
- Colorado College 1–0
- Columbia 0–1
- Company I 1–0
- Cornell (IA) 3–0
- Dixon 1–0
- Drake 1–0
- Duke 1–0
- Eastern Michigan 5–0
- Florida Atlantic 1–0
- Florida State 0–1
- Fort Sheridan 1–0
- Franklin 1–0
- Fresno State 3–1
- Georgia 0–2
- Georgia Southern 1–0
- Georgia State 1–0
- Great Lakes Navy 1–1–1
- Grinnell 4–0
- Haskell 1–0
- Hawai’i 6–1
- Hyde Park High 2–0
- Illinois 46–38–7
- Illinois State 1–0
- Indiana 41–21–2
- Iowa 49–48–2
- Iowa State 7–0
- Kansas 4–2
- Kansas State 2–0
- Kent State 1–0
- Kentucky 0–1
- Knox 2–0
- Lake Forest 6–0
- Lawrence 17–0–1
- LSU 1–3 †
- Madison High 4–0
- Marquette 32–4
- Marshall 1–0
- Maryland 4–1
- Massachusetts 1–0
- Miami 4–2
- Miami (OH) 2–0
- Michigan 17–53–1
- Michigan State 25–30 †
- Middle Tennessee 1–0
- Milwaukee Medical 1–0
- Minnesota 63–64–8 ‡
- Missouri 4–1
- Murray State 1–0
- Navy 1–1
- Nebraska 13–5
- Nevada 1–0
- New Mexico 1–0
- New Mexico State 2–0
- North Carolina 2–0
- North Central College 2–0
- North Dakota 3–0
- North Dakota State 2–0
- Northern Illinois 12–1
- Northern Iowa 1–0
- Northwestern 62–37–4
- Notre Dame 6–10–2
- Ohio 1–0
- Ohio State 18–64–5
- Oklahoma 0–2
- Oklahoma State 1–0
- Oregon 3–5
- Oregon State 2–1
- Penn State 10–12
- Pennsylvania 2–2
- Physicians & Surgeons 1–0
- Pittsburgh 0–3
- Purdue 54–29–8
- Rice 2–0
- Richmond 1–0
- Ripon 5–0
- Rush Medical 4–0
- Rutgers 6–0
- San Diego State 4–1
- San José State 2–0
- SMU 2–0
- South Carolina 0–1
- South Dakota 3–0
- South Dakota State 8–1
- South Florida 2–0
- Stanford 4–1–1
- Syracuse 1–3–1
- TCU 0–1–1
- Temple 1–1
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee Tech 1–0
- Texas 0–1
- The Citadel 1–0
- Toledo 2–0
- Troy 1–0
- UCF 1–0
- UCLA 4–8
- UNLV 8–2
- Upper Iowa 1–0
- USC 1–7
- Utah 2–1
- Utah State 2–1
- UTEP 1–0
- Virginia 1–0
- Wake Forest 1–0
- Washington 1–4
- Washington State 2–2
- West Virginia 4–0
- Western Illinois 4–0
- Western Kentucky 2–0
- Western Michigan 5–1
- Wisconsin Alumni 3–1
- Wisconsin Freshmen 1–0
- Wisconsin Platteville 1–0
- Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1–0
- Wisconsin–Whitewater 1–0
- Wofford 1–0
- Wyoming 2–1
- Yale 1–2
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
14, counting shared titles- Big Ten Conference 14
- 1896, 1897, 1901 (shared), 1906 (shared), 1912, 1952 (shared), 1959, 1962, 1993 (shared), 1998 (shared), 1999, 2010 (shared), 2011, 2012
- Big Ten Leaders 1
- 2011 (tied)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1889–1891
- Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest 1892–1893
- Independent 1894–1895
- Western Conference 1896–1952
- Big Ten since 1953
Wisconsin’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
National award winners
All awardsConsensus All-Americans 33
Led the nation 13
| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor points (156 pts) |
| 2018 | Devin Singletary points per game (13.0) |
| 2018 | Jonathan Taylor rushing yards (2,194 yds) |
| 2014 | Melvin Gordon rushing yards (2,587 yds), rushing touchdowns (29 TD) |
| 2011 | Montee Ball rushing yards (1,923 yds), rushing touchdowns (33 TD), points (236 pts), points per game (16.86) |
| 2011 | Russell Wilson passer rating (191.8) |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne rushing yards (2,034 yds), rushing touchdowns (20 TD) |
| 1978 | Ira Matthews punt return average (16.9) |
| 1976 | Ira Matthews kickoff return average (29.6) |
| 1974 | Billy Marek points per game (12.7) |
| 1961 | Pat Richter receiving yards (817 yds) |
| 1961 | Ron Miller passing yards (1,487 yds) |
| 1949 | Gene Evans punt return average (21.8) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor RB | 5th |
| 2014 | Melvin Gordon RB | 2nd |
| 2011 | Montee Ball RB | 4th |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 12
- Coaches
- 2
| 2025 | Montee Ball RB |
| 2023 | Troy Vincent DB |
| 2019 | Joe Thomas OT |
| 2016 | Tim Krumrie DL |
| 2013 | Ron Dayne RB |
| 2010 | Barry Alvarez coach here, 1990–2014 |
| 1996 | Pat Richter E |
| 1993 | Pat Harder FB |
| 1975 | Alan Ameche FB |
| 1974 | Elroy Hirsch RB |
| 1972 | Bob Butler OT |
| 1962 | Pat O’Dea FB |
| 1955 | Dave Schreiner E |
| 1955 | George Little coach here, 1925–1926 |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 184 since 1937
- First-round picks
- 30
- AFL picks
- 1 1964
| 2017 | T.J. Watt OLB | No. 30, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2017 | Ryan Ramczyk OT | No. 32, New Orleans Saints |
| 2015 | Melvin Gordon RB | No. 15, San Diego Chargers |
| 2013 | Travis Frederick C | No. 31, Dallas Cowboys |
| 2012 | Kevin Zeitler OG | No. 27, Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2011 | J.J. Watt DE | No. 11, Houston Texans |
| 2011 | Gabe Carimi OT | No. 29, Chicago Bears |
| 2007 | Joe Thomas OT | No. 3, Cleveland Browns |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
University of Wisconsin–Madison- Enrollment
- 51,044 38,040 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1848
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $73,792 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @badgerfootballInstagram @badgerfootballFacebook wisconsinfootball
- Athletics department
- X @UWBadgersInstagram @UWBadgersYouTube channel/UCwGvYcF_PDvOvvADzEbrT0AFacebook wisconsinbadgers
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones uwbadgers.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Voices
play-by-play- from 1942Art Bramhall radio
- 1994–Matt Lepay radio
From the announcers’ Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA), with the years as each article gives them: those in Wikipedia’s Wisconsin football announcers category, and any whose article names them the program’s play-by-play voice. Television network crews and announcers whose articles give no years are left out.
Old photographs
UW vs. Chicago football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW football team portrait, 1889Photo: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football varsity squadPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW football playerPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW football playerPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
From libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives and credited to it. The records don’t give these a season; those they date are on their seasons’ pages.
On the newsreel
- WISCONSIN SNEAKS BY IOWA
- ROSE BOWL
- WISCONSIN 14 MINNESOTA 9
- WISCONSIN 37 NORTHWESTERN 6
- IOWA EDGES WISCONSIN, 28-21
- BOWL GAMES PASADENA ROSE BOWL
- WISCONSIN TOPPLES NORTHWESTERN, 24-19
- OHIO STATE-WISCONSIN
- HEISMAN TROPHY
- FOOTBALL
And 11 more
- WISCONSIN STOPS ILLINOIS
- BOWL GAMES
- FOOTBALL
- WISCONSIN NIPS N'WESTERN
- MICHIGAN ROUTS WISCONSIN
- CALIF. ROUTS WISCONSIN
- GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK
- “BADGERS” UPSET “WILDCATS”
- GRIDIRON THRILLS OF THE WEEK
- EASTERN GRID TEAMS SCORE
- FOOTBALL SEASON NEARS END
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 2–1 | Luke Fickell | 1533 | 10.5 | ||
| 2025 | 4–8 | 2–7 | Luke Fickell | 1474 | -4.4 | ||
| 2024 | 5–7 | 3–6 | Luke Fickell | 1493 | 3.0 | ||
| 2023 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 19 | Luke Fickell | 1550 | 9.4 | |
| 2022 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 18 | Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, Luke Fickell | 1581 | 8.3 | |
| 2021 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 12 | Paul Chryst | 1671 | 20.1 | |
| 2020 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 12 | Paul Chryst | 1647 | 26.5 | |
| 2019 | 10–4 | 7–2 | 19 | 11 | Paul Chryst | 1722 | 20.3 |
| 2018 | 8–5 | 5–4 | 4 | Paul Chryst | 1645 | 15.5 | |
| 2017 | 13–1 | 9–0 | 9 | 7 | Paul Chryst | 1817 | 26.8 |
| 2016 | 11–3 | 7–2 | 9 | Paul Chryst | 1749 | 16.1 | |
| 2015 | 10–3 | 6–2 | 20 | 21 | Paul Chryst | 1683 | 15.1 |
| 2014 | 11–3 | 7–1 | 14 | 13 | Gary Andersen, Barry Alvarez | 1719 | 20.8 |
| 2013 | 9–4 | 6–2 | 23 | 22 | Gary Andersen | 1683 | 22.4 |
| 2012 | 8–6 | 4–4 | 12 | Bret Bielema, Barry Alvarez | 1681 | 14.5 | |
| 2011 | 11–3 | 6–2 | 11 | 10 | Bret Bielema | 1748 | 26.1 |
| 2010 | 11–2 | 7–1 | 12 | 7 | Bret Bielema | 1721 | 23.1 |
| 2009 | 10–3 | 5–3 | 16 | Bret Bielema | 1655 | 16.9 | |
| 2008 | 7–6 | 3–5 | 13 | Bret Bielema | 1574 | 10.5 | |
| 2007 | 9–4 | 5–3 | 7 | 24 | Bret Bielema | 1668 | 10.4 |
| 2006 | 12–1 | 7–1 | 7 | Bret Bielema | 1744 | 19.1 | |
| 2005 | 10–3 | 5–3 | 15 | Barry Alvarez | 1668 | 11.1 | |
| 2004 | 9–3 | 6–2 | 21 | 17 | Barry Alvarez | 1602 | 10.5 |
| 2003 | 7–6 | 4–4 | 21 | Barry Alvarez | 1550 | 11.2 | |
| 2002 | 8–6 | 2–6 | 25 | Barry Alvarez | 1558 | 12.8 |
Every season back to 1892 (110 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5–7 | 3–5 | 22 | Barry Alvarez | 1502 | 8.1 | |
| 2000 | 9–4 | 4–4 | 4 | 23 | Barry Alvarez | 1678 | 14.7 |
| 1999 | 10–2 | 7–1 | 10 | 4 | Barry Alvarez | 1754 | 23.0 |
| 1998 | 11–1 | 7–1 | 20 | 6 | Barry Alvarez | 1715 | 22.5 |
| 1997 | 8–5 | 5–3 | 24 | Barry Alvarez | 1544 | -0.3 | |
| 1996 | 8–5 | 3–5 | Barry Alvarez | 1603 | 11.8 | ||
| 1995 | 4–5–2 | 3–4–1 | 21 | Barry Alvarez | 1534 | 9.8 | |
| 1994 | 7–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 10 | Barry Alvarez | 1643 | 16.3 | |
| 1993 | 10–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 6 | Barry Alvarez | 1656 | 20.5 | |
| 1992 | 5–6 | 3–5 | Barry Alvarez | 1440 | 3.5 | ||
| 1991 | 5–6 | 2–6 | Barry Alvarez | 1360 | -11.8 | ||
| 1990 | 1–10 | 0–8 | Barry Alvarez | 1276 | -11.8 | ||
| 1989 | 2–9 | 1–7 | Don Morton | 1314 | -12.0 | ||
| 1988 | 1–10 | 1–7 | Don Morton | 1299 | -18.9 | ||
| 1987 | 3–8 | 1–7 | Don Morton | 1372 | -10.8 | ||
| 1986 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Jim Hilles | 1405 | -2.8 | ||
| 1985 | 5–6 | 2–6 | Dave McClain | 1497 | 0.8 | ||
| 1984 | 7–4–1 | 5–3–1 | Dave McClain | 1583 | 6.2 | ||
| 1983 | 7–4 | 5–4 | Dave McClain | 1555 | 11.0 | ||
| 1982 | 7–5 | 5–4 | Dave McClain | 1537 | 7.6 | ||
| 1981 | 7–5 | 6–3 | Dave McClain | 1504 | 4.8 | ||
| 1980 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Dave McClain | 1458 | -1.7 | ||
| 1979 | 4–7 | 3–5 | Dave McClain | 1440 | -4.5 | ||
| 1978 | 5–4–2 | 3–4–2 | Dave McClain | 1450 | -7.4 | ||
| 1977 | 5–6 | 3–6 | John Jardine | 1428 | -10.8 | ||
| 1976 | 5–6 | 3–5 | John Jardine | 1474 | 0.4 | ||
| 1975 | 4–6–1 | 3–4–1 | John Jardine | 1440 | -13.5 | ||
| 1974 | 7–4 | 5–3 | John Jardine | 1566 | 14.3 | ||
| 1973 | 4–7 | 3–5 | John Jardine | 1424 | 4.6 | ||
| 1972 | 4–7 | 2–6 | John Jardine | 1372 | -11.6 | ||
| 1971 | 4–6–1 | 3–5 | John Jardine | 1416 | -2.5 | ||
| 1970 | 4–5–1 | 3–4 | John Jardine | 1452 | 2.6 | ||
| 1969 | 3–7 | 3–4 | John Coatta | 1322 | |||
| 1968 | 0–10 | 0–7 | John Coatta | 1256 | |||
| 1967 | 0–9–1 | 0–6–1 | John Coatta | 1308 | |||
| 1966 | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | Milt Bruhn | 1382 | |||
| 1965 | 2–7–1 | 2–5 | Milt Bruhn | 1383 | |||
| 1964 | 3–6 | 2–5 | Milt Bruhn | 1465 | |||
| 1963 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7 | Milt Bruhn | 1567 | ||
| 1962 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2 | Milt Bruhn | 1674 | ||
| 1961 | 6–3 | 4–3 | Milt Bruhn | 1563 | |||
| 1960 | 4–5 | 2–5 | Milt Bruhn | 1499 | |||
| 1959 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 6 | 6 | Milt Bruhn | 1614 | |
| 1958 | 7–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 14 | 7 | Milt Bruhn | 1661 | |
| 1957 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 19 | Milt Bruhn | 1576 | ||
| 1956 | 1–5–3 | 0–4–3 | Milt Bruhn | 1459 | |||
| 1955 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 14 | Ivy Williamson | 1548 | ||
| 1954 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 9 | 9 | Ivy Williamson | 1690 | |
| 1953 | 6–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 15 | Ivy Williamson | 1669 | ||
| 1952 | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 7 | 11 | Ivy Williamson | 1635 | |
| 1951 | 7–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 15 | 8 | Ivy Williamson | 1677 | |
| 1950 | 6–3 | 5–2 | Ivy Williamson | 1567 | |||
| 1949 | 5–3–1 | 3–2–1 | Ivy Williamson | 1533 | |||
| 1948 | 2–7 | 1–5 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1422 | |||
| 1947 | 5–3–1 | 3–2–1 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1521 | |||
| 1946 | 4–5 | 2–5 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1464 | |||
| 1945 | 3–4–2 | 2–3–1 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1471 | |||
| 1944 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 19 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1402 | ||
| 1943 | 1–9 | 1–6 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1362 | |||
| 1942 | 8–1–1 | 4–1 | 7 | 3 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1606 | |
| 1941 | 3–5 | 3–3 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1450 | |||
| 1940 | 4–4 | 3–3 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1453 | |||
| 1939 | 1–6–1 | 0–5–1 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1399 | |||
| 1938 | 5–3 | 3–2 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1545 | |||
| 1937 | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 16 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1469 | ||
| 1936 | 2–6 | 0–4 | Harry Stuhldreher | 1369 | |||
| 1935 | 1–7 | 1–4 | Clarence Spears | 1375 | |||
| 1934 | 4–4 | 2–3 | Clarence Spears | 1488 | |||
| 1933 | 2–5–1 | 0–5–1 | Clarence Spears | 1491 | |||
| 1932 | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | Clarence Spears | 1596 | |||
| 1931 | 5–4–1 | 3–3 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1509 | |||
| 1930 | 6–2–1 | 2–2–1 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1578 | |||
| 1929 | 4–5 | 1–4 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1513 | |||
| 1928 | 7–1–1 | 3–1–1 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1607 | |||
| 1927 | 4–4 | 1–4 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1490 | |||
| 1926 | 5–2–1 | 3–2–1 | George Little | 1573 | |||
| 1925 | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | George Little | 1588 | |||
| 1924 | 2–3–3 | 0–2–2 | Jack Ryan | 1485 | |||
| 1923 | 3–3–1 | 1–3–1 | Jack Ryan | 1555 | |||
| 1922 | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | J.R. Richards | 1590 | |||
| 1921 | 5–1–1 | 3–1–1 | J.R. Richards | 1624 | |||
| 1920 | 6–1 | 4–1 | J.R. Richards | 1600 | |||
| 1919 | 5–2 | 3–2 | J.R. Richards | 1537 | |||
| 1918 | 3–3 | 1–2 | Guy Lowman | 1504 | |||
| 1917 | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | J.R. Richards | 1566 | |||
| 1916 | 4–2–1 | 1–2–1 | Paul Withington | 1537 | |||
| 1915 | 4–3 | 2–3 | William Juneau | 1539 | |||
| 1914 | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | William Juneau | 1525 | |||
| 1913 | 3–3–1 | 1–2–1 | William Juneau | 1552 | |||
| 1912 | 7–0 | 5–0 | William Juneau | 1697 | |||
| 1911 | 5–1–1 | 2–1–1 | J.R. Richards | 1590 | |||
| 1910 | 1–2–2 | 1–2–1 | Tom Barry | 1526 | |||
| 1909 | 3–1–1 | 2–1–1 | Tom Barry | 1572 | |||
| 1908 | 5–1 | 2–1 | Tom Barry | 1599 | |||
| 1907 | 3–1–1 | 3–1–1 | Charles Hutchins | 1584 | |||
| 1906 | 5–0 | 3–0 | Charles Hutchins | 1638 | |||
| 1905 | 8–2 | 1–2 | Phil King | 1606 | |||
| 1904 | 5–3 | 0–3 | Arthur Curtis | 1573 | |||
| 1903 | 6–3–1 | 0–3–1 | Arthur Curtis | 1584 | |||
| 1902 | 6–3 | 1–3 | Phil King | 1643 | |||
| 1901 | 9–0 | 2–0 | Phil King | 1731 | |||
| 1900 | 8–1 | 2–1 | Phil King | 1679 | |||
| 1899 | 9–2 | 4–1 | Phil King | 1627 | |||
| 1898 | 9–1 | 2–1 | Phil King | 1624 | |||
| 1897 | 9–1 | 3–0 | Phil King | 1609 | |||
| 1896 | 7–1–1 | 1–0–1 | Phil King | 1538 | |||
| 1895 | 5–2–1 | H.O. Stickney | 1523 | ||||
| 1894 | 5–2 | H.O. Stickney | 1553 | ||||
| 1893 | 4–2 | 1–1 | Parke Davis | 1491 | |||
| 1892 | 4–3 | 2–2 | Frank Crawford | 1494 |
Officially 748–524–53 since 1889 (per Wikipedia, as of 11/23/25); game by game here, 750–530–52 (+2 wins, +6 losses, −1 tie). Our file starts in 1892; the program began in 1889. Official totals drop vacated and forfeited wins.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.