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▲ Above its 5-year level +5
Career71since 1936
Peak902017
Last 571seasons
#25 nationally · 4-1 (2-0 conf)
Résumé #20
Schedule so far #30
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten · Madison, WI · Camp Randall Stadium · Head coach Luke Fickell
63-62-8 all time (133 meetings since 1892)
Wisconsin leads
Last: lost 17-7 (2025) · Minnesota has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
2Heisman
14AP top-10
21All-Americans
150NFL picks
53.7%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →
Chemistry
61
57Foundation
67Gel
gel counts 40% so far
at its usual levelTrending up
early · #56 of 138
HC year4
Ret. starters23%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-1 | Big Ten | — | #25 | 76 | Luke Fickell |
| 2025 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #62 | 67 | Luke Fickell |
| 2024 | 5-7 | Big Ten | — | #53 | 69 | Luke Fickell |
| 2023 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #47 | 69 | Luke Fickell |
| 2022 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #43 | 71 | Jim Leonhard; Paul Chryst; Luke Fickell |
| 2021 | 9-4 | Big Ten | — | #9 | 81 | Paul Chryst |
| 2020 | 4-3 | Big Ten | — | #15 | 75 | Paul Chryst |
| 2019 | 10-4 | Big Ten | #11 | #10 | 85 | Paul Chryst |
| 2018 | 8-5 | Big Ten | — | #33 | 74 | Paul Chryst |
| 2017 | 13-1 | Big Ten | #7 | #6 | 90 | Paul Chryst |
| 2016 | 11-3 | Big Ten | #9 | #8 | 84 | Paul Chryst |
| 2015 | 10-3 | Big Ten | #21 | #30 | 75 | Paul Chryst |
| 2014 | 11-3 | Big Ten | #13 | #17 | 79 | Gary Andersen; Barry Alvarez |
| 2013 | 9-4 | Big Ten | #22 | #14 | 81 | Gary Andersen |
| 2012 | 8-6 | Big Ten | — | #21 | 77 | Bret Bielema; Barry Alvarez |
| 2011 | 11-3 | Big Ten | #10 | #6 | 90 | Bret Bielema |
| 2010 | 11-2 | Big Ten | #7 | #16 | 79 | Bret Bielema |
| 2009 | 10-3 | Big Ten | #16 | #28 | 74 | Bret Bielema |
| 2008 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #43 | 69 | Bret Bielema |
| 2007 | 9-4 | Big Ten | #24 | #36 | 73 | Bret Bielema |
| 2006 | 12-1 | Big Ten | #7 | #15 | 80 | Bret Bielema |
| 2005 | 10-3 | Big Ten | #15 | #19 | 78 | Barry Alvarez |
| 2004 | 9-3 | Big Ten | #17 | #33 | 73 | Barry Alvarez |
| 2003 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #34 | 73 | Barry Alvarez |
| 2002 | 8-6 | Big Ten | — | #36 | 72 | Barry Alvarez |
| 2001 | 5-7 | Big Ten | — | #53 | 68 | Barry Alvarez |
| 2000 | 9-4 | Big Ten | #23 | #26 | 75 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1999 | 10-2 | Big Ten | #4 | #4 | 88 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1998 | 11-1 | Big Ten | #6 | #7 | 85 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1997 | 8-5 | Big Ten | — | #58 | 64 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1996 | 8-5 | Big Ten | — | #24 | 75 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1995 | 4-5-2 | Big Ten | — | #26 | 74 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1994 | 7-4-1 | Big Ten | — | #13 | 79 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1993 | 10-1-1 | Big Ten | #6 | #10 | 81 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1992 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #41 | 68 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1991 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #71 | 58 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1990 | 1-10 | Big Ten | — | #80 | 56 | Barry Alvarez |
| 1989 | 2-9 | Big Ten | — | #83 | 54 | Don Morton |
| 1988 | 1-10 | Big Ten | — | #92 | 50 | Don Morton |
| 1987 | 3-8 | Big Ten | — | #76 | 55 | Don Morton |
| 1986 | 3-9 | Big Ten | — | #65 | 60 | Jim Hilles |
| 1985 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #59 | 63 | Dave McClain |
| 1984 | 7-4-1 | Big Ten | — | #42 | 69 | Dave McClain |
| 1983 | 7-4 | Big Ten | — | #32 | 74 | Dave McClain |
| 1982 | 7-5 | Big Ten | — | #35 | 70 | Dave McClain |
| 1981 | 7-5 | Big Ten | — | #49 | 68 | Dave McClain |
| 1980 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #67 | 63 | Dave McClain |
| 1979 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #63 | 63 | Dave McClain |
| 1978 | 5-4-2 | Big Ten | — | #66 | 62 | Dave McClain |
| 1977 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #77 | 61 | John Jardine |
| 1976 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #36 | 70 | John Jardine |
| 1975 | 4-6-1 | Big Ten | — | #82 | 58 | John Jardine |
| 1974 | 7-4 | Big Ten | — | #13 | 79 | John Jardine |
| 1973 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #30 | 71 | John Jardine |
| 1972 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #72 | 59 | John Jardine |
| 1971 | 4-6-1 | Big Ten | — | #50 | 64 | John Jardine |
| 1970 | 4-5-1 | Big Ten | — | #34 | 71 | John Jardine |
| 1969 | 3-7 | Big Ten | — | #74 | 58 | John Coatta |
| 1968 | 0-10 | Big Ten | — | #87 | 53 | John Coatta |
| 1967 | 0-9-1 | Big Ten | — | #87 | 54 | John Coatta |
| 1966 | 3-6-1 | Big Ten | — | #88 | 53 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1965 | 2-7-1 | Big Ten | — | #78 | 56 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1964 | 3-6 | Big Ten | — | #63 | 63 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1963 | 5-4 | Big Ten | — | #27 | 75 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1962 | 8-2 | Big Ten | #2 | #1 | 90 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1961 | 6-3 | Big Ten | — | #26 | 73 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1960 | 4-5 | Big Ten | — | #36 | 71 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1959 | 7-3 | Big Ten | #6 | #28 | 73 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1958 | 7-1-1 | Big Ten | #7 | #4 | 86 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1957 | 6-3 | Big Ten | #19 | #7 | 83 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1956 | 1-5-3 | Big Ten | — | #43 | 69 | Milt Bruhn |
| 1955 | 4-5 | Big Ten | — | #32 | 71 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1954 | 7-2 | Big Ten | #9 | #2 | 87 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1953 | 6-2-1 | Big Ten | #15 | #7 | 83 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1952 | 6-3-1 | Western | #11 | #14 | 78 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1951 | 7-1-1 | Western | #8 | #7 | 83 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1950 | 6-3 | Western | — | #16 | 77 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1949 | 5-3-1 | Western | — | #14 | 79 | Ivy Williamson |
| 1948 | 2-7 | Western | — | #59 | 62 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1947 | 5-3-1 | Western | — | #21 | 76 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1946 | 4-5 | Western | — | #24 | 74 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1945 | 3-4-2 | Western | — | #15 | 75 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1944 | 3-6 | Western | — | #21 | 70 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1943 | 1-9 | Western | — | #35 | 60 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1942 | 8-1-1 | Western | #3 | #7 | 80 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1941 | 3-5 | Western | — | #53 | 64 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1940 | 4-4 | Western | — | #32 | 70 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1939 | 1-6-1 | Western | — | #67 | 58 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1938 | 5-3 | Western | — | #24 | 73 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1937 | 4-3-1 | Western | — | #44 | 67 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1936 | 2-6 | Western | — | #71 | 58 | Harry Stuhldreher |
| 1935 | 1-7 | Western | — | #69 | 57 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1934 | 4-4 | Western | — | #56 | 63 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1933 | 2-5-1 | Western | — | #40 | 68 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1932 | 6-1-1 | Western | — | #14 | 77 early | Clarence Spears |
| 1931 | 5-4-1 | Western | — | #47 | 63 early | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| 1930 | 6-2-1 | Western | — | #6 | 83 early | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| 1929 | 4-5 | Western | — | #28 | 71 early | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| 1928 | 7-1-1 | Western | — | #10 | 80 early | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| 1927 | 4-4 | Western | — | #42 | 63 early | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| 1926 | 5-2-1 | Western | — | #31 | 69 early | George Little |
| 1925 | 6-1-1 | Western | — | #15 | 77 early | George Little |
| 1924 | 2-3-3 | Western | — | #35 | 67 early | Jack Ryan |
| 1923 | 3-3-1 | Western | — | #13 | 77 early | Jack Ryan |
| 1922 | 4-2-1 | Western | — | #19 | 75 early | J.R. Richards |
| 1921 | 5-1-1 | Western | — | #1 | 90 early | J.R. Richards |
| 1920 | 6-1 | Western | — | #9 | 79 early | J.R. Richards |
| 1919 | 5-2 | Western | — | #13 | 76 early | J.R. Richards |
| 1918 | 3-3 | Western | — | — | — | Guy Lowman |
| 1917 | 4-2-1 | Western | — | #6 | 80 early | J.R. Richards |
| 1916 | 4-2-1 | Western | — | #24 | 70 early | Paul Withington |
| 1915 | 4-3 | Western | — | #8 | 78 early | William Juneau |
| 1914 | 4-2-1 | Western | — | #8 | 79 early | William Juneau |
| 1913 | 3-3-1 | Western | — | #27 | 62 early | William Juneau |
| 1912 | 7-0 | Western | — | #1 | 94 early | William Juneau |
| 1911 | 5-1-1 | Western | — | #5 | 80 early | J.R. Richards |
| 1910 | 1-2-2 | Western | — | #24 | 65 early | Tom Barry |
| 1909 | 3-1-1 | Western | — | #32 | 62 early | Tom Barry |
| 1908 | 5-1 | Western | — | #8 | 80 early | Tom Barry |
| 1907 | 3-1-1 | Western | — | #18 | 66 early | Charles Hutchins |
| 1906 | 5-0 | Western | — | #12 | 75 early | Charles Hutchins |
| 1905 | 8-2 | Western | — | #4 | 89 early | Phil King |
| 1904 | 5-3 | Western | — | #17 | 71 early | Arthur Curtis |
| 1903 | 6-3-1 | Western | — | #10 | 72 early | Arthur Curtis |
| 1902 | 6-3 | Western | — | #3 | 82 early | Phil King |
| 1901 | 9-0 | Western | — | #1 | 87 early | Phil King |
| 1900 | 8-1 | Western | — | #1 | 89 early | Phil King |
| 1899 | 9-2 | Western | — | #4 | 78 early | Phil King |
| 1898 | 9-1 | Western | — | #3 | 77 early | Phil King |
| 1897 | 9-1 | Western | — | #5 | 73 early | Phil King |
| 1896 | 7-1-1 | Western | — | — | — | Phil King |
| 1895 | 5-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | H.O. Stickney |
| 1894 | 5-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | H.O. Stickney |
| 1893 | 4-2 | Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest | — | — | — | Parke Davis |
| 1892 | 4-3 | Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest | — | — | — | Frank Crawford |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.