Wisconsin Badgers

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The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin-Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sub-level), primarily competing in the Big Ten Conference for all sports since the 1896-97 season. The women's ice hockey team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), while the men's and lightweight women's crew team compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC).

Football

Wisconsin Badgers college football
First Season
1889
Team History
Wisconsin Badgers (1889-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1896-present)
Independent (1889-95)
Venue
Camp Randall Stadium (1917-present)
Randall Field (1895-1916)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1900s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1903
November 14 at Michigan Regents Field

1920s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1920
November 13 vs. Illinois Camp Randall Stadium
1926
November 6 at Michigan Ferry Field
1928
October 6 vs. Notre Dame Camp Randall Stadium
October 20 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1931
November 7 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1933
October 14 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1935
November 9 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
1936
October 17 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1940
November 23 vs. Minnesota Camp Randall Stadium
1941
November 8 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
November 15 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
1942
October 24 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
October 31 vs. Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium
November 7 at Iowa Iowa Stadium
November 14 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 21 vs. Minnesota Camp Randall Stadium
1943
October 2 at Iowa Iowa Stadium
1944
September 30 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
October 21 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 25 vs. Minnesota Camp Randall Stadium
1947
November 8 vs. Iowa Camp Randall Stadium
1948
October 9 at California California Memorial Stadium]
November 6 vs. Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
October 7 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
October 14 at Iowa Iowa Stadium
November 4 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
November 11 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1951
October 27 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 17 vs. Iowa Camp Randall Stadium
1952
October 18 at Iowa Iowa Stadium
November 8 vs. Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium
January 1, 1953 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1954
October 16 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
October 23 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 30 at Iowa Iowa Stadium
November 20 vs. Minnesota Camp Randall Stadium
1955
October 8 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
1956
October 6 vs. USC Camp Randall Stadium
October 27 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
November 10 vs. Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium
November 17 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1957
October 26 vs. Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium
November 16 vs. Illinois Camp Randall Stadium
1958
November 15 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1959
October 24 vs. Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium
November 14, 1959 vs. Illinois Camp Randall Stadium
January 1, 1960 vs. Washington Rose Bowl

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
October 8 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
October 22 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 29 vs. Michigan Camp Randall Stadium
November 5 vs. Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium
1961
November 25 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
1962
January 1, 1963 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1963
September 28 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 16 vs. Illinois Camp Randall Stadium
1964
November 14 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1965
October 16 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 20 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
1966
October 15 vs. Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium
November 19 vs. Minnesota Camp Randall Stadium
1967
October 7 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
November 11 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1968
October 12 vs. Utah State Camp Randall Stadium
October 26 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 9 vs. Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium
1969
October 18 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 1 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
November 22 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1971
October 16 vs. Michigan State Camp Randall Stadium
October 23 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1972
October 21 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
November 4 vs. Iowa Camp Randall Stadium
November 18 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1973
September 15 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
September 29 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium
October 20 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1974
September 21 vs. Nebraska Camp Randall Stadium
October 12 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1975
September 13 vs. Michigan Camp Randall Stadium
1976
October 30 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
November 13 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
1977
September 10 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
November 5 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
1978
September 23 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
October 28 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
1979
September 15 vs. Air Force Camp Randall Stadium
October 6 vs. Indiana Camp Randall Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
September 13 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
November 1 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium
1981
September 12 vs. Michigan Camp Randall Stadium
1982
November 13 at Iowa Kinnick Stadium
1983
September 10 vs. Northern Illinois Camp Randall Stadium
1984
December 29 vs. Kentucky Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL)
1985
October 19 vs. Northwestern Camp Randall Stadium
October 26 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1986
November 15 vs. Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium
1988
October 29 vs. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium
1989
September 9 vs. Miami Camp Randall Stadium
October 7 at Michigan Michigan Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1991
October 5 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1997
October 4 at Northwestern Ryan Field
1998
September 19 vs. UNLV Camp Randall Stadium
November 21 vs. Penn State Camp Randall Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
September 9 vs. Oregon Camp Randall Stadium
September 16 vs. Cincinnati Camp Randall Stadium
2001
September 22 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
November 3 vs. Iowa Camp Randall Stadium
2002
November 9 vs. Illinois Camp Randall Stadium
2005
September 3 vs. Bowling Green Camp Randall Stadium
September 24 vs. Michigan Camp Randall Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2011
September 1 vs. UNLV Camp Randall Stadium
January 2, 2012 vs. Oregon Rose Bowl
2012
September 15 vs. Utah State Camp Randall Stadium
2013
January 1, 2014 vs. South Carolina Florida Citrus Bowl
2015
December 30 vs. USC Qualcomm Stadium
2016
January 2, 2017 vs. Western Michigan Cotton Bowl
2017
December 30 vs. Miami Hard Rock Stadium
2018
December 27 vs. Miami Yankee Stadium
2019
January 1, 2020 vs. Oregon Rose Bowl

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1940s 1946
1950s 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1958
1970s 1973
1980s 1985
2010s 2017

Men's Basketball

Wisconsin Badgers men's college basketball
First Season
1898
Team History
Wisconsin Badgers (1898-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1917-present)
Western Conference (1898-1917)
Venue
Kohl Center (1998-present)
Wisconsin Field House (1930-98)
Red Gym (1904-30)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1958-59
January 5, 1959 vs. Illinois Wisconsin Field House


Big Ten Conference
East Division Indiana Hoosiers • Maryland Terrapins • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Ohio State Buckeyes • Penn State Nittany Lions • Rutgers Scarlet Knights
West Division Illinois Fighting Illini • Iowa Hawkeyes • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Northwestern Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers • Wisconsin Badgers
Basketball Venues Breslin Student Events Center • Crisler Center • Mackey Arena • Welsh-Ryan Arena • Williams Arena
Football Venues Beaver Stadium • Memorial Stadium (Bloomington) • Michigan Stadium • Ohio Stadium • Ross-Ade Stadium • Ryan Field • SHI Stadium