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1999 Wisconsin

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Barry Alvarez, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1999, game by game: won vs. Murray State 49–10; won vs. Ball State 50–10; lost at Cincinnati 12–17; lost vs. No. 4 Michigan 16–21; won at No. 12 Ohio State 42–17; won at No. 25 Minnesota 20–17; won vs. Indiana 59–0; won vs. No. 11 Michigan State 40–10; won at Northwestern 35–19; won at No. 17 Purdue 28–21; won vs. Iowa 41–3; won vs. No. 22 Stanford 17–9+59−5Won 49–10 vs. Murray State+39Murray StateWon 50–10 vs. Ball State+40Ball StateLost 12–17 at Cincinnati-5CincinnatiLost 16–21 vs. No. 4 Michigan-5No. 4 MichiganWon 42–17 at No. 12 Ohio State+25No. 12 Ohio StateWon 20–17 at No. 25 Minnesota+3No. 25 MinnesotaWon 59–0 vs. Indiana+59IndianaWon 40–10 vs. No. 11 Michigan State+30No. 11 Michigan StateWon 35–19 at Northwestern+16NorthwesternWon 28–21 at No. 17 Purdue+7No. 17 PurdueWon 41–3 vs. Iowa+38IowaWon 17–9 vs. No. 22 Stanford+8No. 22 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMurray StateW 49–⁠1092%
Sep 11vsBall StateW 50–⁠1088%
Sep 18atCincinnatiL 12–⁠1777%
Sep 25vs4MichiganL 16–⁠2146%
Oct 2at12Ohio StateW 42–⁠1730%
Oct 9at25MinnesotaW 20–⁠1757%
Oct 16vsIndianaW 59–⁠084%
Oct 23vs11Michigan StateW 40–⁠1064%
Oct 30atNorthwesternW 35–⁠1980%
Nov 6at17PurdueW 28–⁠2150%
Nov 13vsIowaW 41–⁠393%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs22StanfordRose BowlW 17–⁠969%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stanford 17–⁠9 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 7: 20
  7. Wk 8: 17
  8. Wk 9: 17
  9. Wk 10: 11
  10. Wk 11: 10
  11. Wk 12: 9
  12. Wk 13: 5
  13. Wk 14: 4
  14. Wk 15: 4
  15. Wk 16: 4
  16. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Big Ten champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationRon Dayne: rushing yards (2,034 yds), rushing touchdowns (20 TD)

Heisman TrophyRon Dayne, RB; also the Maxwell, Walter Camp and Doak Walker

2 consensus All-AmericansRon Dayne, RB; Chris McIntosh, OT

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
409–⁠154
Coach
Barry Alvarez
Elo
1754 +110 this season
SP+ rating
23.0 No. 8 of 114; offense No. 24, defense No. 4
SRS
21.7 No. 4 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brian White
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Cosgrove
Captains
Ron Dayne, Jason Doering, Chris Ghidorzi, Chris McIntosh and Donnel Thompson
Most valuable player
Ron Dayne and Chris McIntosh
Offense
Smashmouth
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 1Ron Dayne RBNew York Giants
Rd 1Chris McIntosh OTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Bobby Myers DBTennessee Titans
Rd 7Mark Tauscher OTGreen Bay Packers

All-Big Ten

7 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin7–⁠110–⁠24
Michigan State6–⁠210–⁠27
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠25
Penn State5–⁠310–⁠311
Minnesota5–⁠38–⁠418
Illinois4–⁠48–⁠424
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠525
Ohio State3–⁠56–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠73–⁠8
Iowa0–⁠81–⁠10

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