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1993 Wisconsin

10–⁠1–⁠1 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Barry Alvarez, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1993, game by game: won vs. Nevada 35–17; won at SMU 24–16; won vs. Iowa State 28–7; won at Indiana 27–15; won vs. Northwestern 53–14; won at Purdue 42–28; lost at Minnesota 21–28; won vs. No. 24 Michigan 13–10; tied vs. No. 3 Ohio State 14–14; won at Illinois 35–10; won vs. No. 25 Michigan State 41–20; won vs. No. 14 UCLA 21–16+39−7Won 35–17 vs. Nevada+18NevadaWon 24–16 at SMU+8SMUWon 28–7 vs. Iowa State+21Iowa StateWon 27–15 at Indiana+12IndianaWon 53–14 vs. Northwestern+39NorthwesternWon 42–28 at Purdue+14PurdueLost 21–28 at Minnesota-7MinnesotaWon 13–10 vs. No. 24 Michigan+3No. 24 MichiganTied 14–14 vs. No. 3 Ohio State0No. 3 Ohio StateWon 35–10 at Illinois+25IllinoisWon 41–20 vs. No. 25 Michigan State+21No. 25 Michigan StateWon 21–16 vs. No. 14 UCLA+5No. 14 UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNevadaW 35–⁠1760%
Sep 11atSMUW 24–⁠1651%
Sep 18vsIowa StateW 28–⁠765%
Sep 25atIndianaW 27–⁠1538%
Oct 9vsNorthwesternW 53–⁠1475%
Oct 16atPurdueW 42–⁠2865%
Oct 23atMinnesotaL 21–⁠2869%
Oct 30vs24MichiganW 13–⁠1043%
Nov 6vs3Ohio StateT 14–⁠1437%
Nov 20atIllinoisW 35–⁠1048%
Dec 5vs25Michigan StateW 41–⁠2066%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14UCLARose BowlW 21–⁠1643%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 21–⁠16 in the Rose Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 24
  2. Wk 5: 23
  3. Wk 6: 22
  4. Wk 7: 21
  5. Wk 8: 16
  6. Wk 9: 15
  7. Wk 10: 21
  8. Wk 11: 15
  9. Wk 12: 14
  10. Wk 13: 12
  11. Wk 14: 10
  12. Wk 15: 10
  13. Wk 16: 9
  14. Final: 6

Big Ten champions6–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Ohio State

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearBarry Alvarez, coach

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
354–⁠195
Coach
Barry Alvarez
Elo
1656 +196 this season
SP+ rating
20.5 No. 13 of 105; offense No. 27, defense No. 11
SRS
17.9 No. 10 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brad Childress
Defensive coordinator
Dan McCarney
Captains
Joe Panos and Lamark Shackerford
Most valuable player
Brent Moss
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 3Joe Panos OGPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Mark Montgomery RBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Big Ten

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠16
Ohio State6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠111
Penn State6–⁠210–⁠28
Indiana5–⁠38–⁠4
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠421
Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠56–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern0–⁠82–⁠9
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.