Wisconsin Badgers
Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| 2024 | First football matches against new Big Ten conference members Oregon Ducks, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, and Washington Huskies. |
| 2024 | Five Wisconsin Badgers players drafted, including Tanner Mordecai to San Francisco 49ers, Maema Njongmeta to Cincinnati Bengals, and Hayden Rucci to Miami Dolphins. |
| March 26 2024 | Announcement of a home and home series with California Golden Bears scheduled for 2029 and 2030. |
| 2023 | Luke Fickell is appointed as the new head coach of Wisconsin Badgers football team, currently leading the team with a record of 9-6 and 1-1 in bowl games. |
| 2023 | Tyler Beach drafted by Houston Texans. |
| November 21 2023 | Announcement of a game against Pittsburgh Panthers in 2027 at Aviva Stadium in Ireland as part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. |
| 2022 | Played in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, which was their most recent bowl game appearance. |
| 2022 | Six Wisconsin Badgers players drafted, including Jack Sanborn to Chicago Bears and Danny Davis III to Green Bay Packers. |
| November 27 2022 | Luke Fickell was officially announced as the 31st head football coach for the Wisconsin Badgers, marking the beginning of a new era in the program's coaching leadership. |
| October 2 2022 | Paul Chryst was fired after a 1-3 start to the season, with Jim Leonhard becoming interim coach. The team finished 7-6, winning the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Oklahoma State. |
| 2021 | Badgers struggled early, losing three of their first four games, but recovered to win seven consecutive games, including a 27-7 victory over then-No. 9 Iowa. Finished the season 9-4 and won the Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State. |
| 2021 | Multiple Wisconsin Badgers players drafted, including Eric Burrell to New Orleans Saints and Garrett Groshek to Las Vegas Raiders. |
| September 25 2021 | Wisconsin appeared on College GameDay in Chicago, losing to No. 12 Notre Dame 13-41 while ranked No. 18. |
| June 7 2021 | Announcement of a game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2026 at Lambeau Field, rescheduled from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 3 2021 | Announcement of a home and home series with Utah Utes scheduled for 2028 and 2033. |
| January 8 2021 | Announcement made about scheduling a game against Colorado State Rams in 2026, later moved to 2027. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the season, with a shortened conference-only schedule. Badgers finished 4-3 and won the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest. |
| 2020 | Narrowly lost the Rose Bowl by one point under head coach Paul Chryst. |
| 2020 | Chris Orr drafted by Carolina Panthers as a linebacker. |
| August 12 2020 | Announcement made about rescheduling a football game against Southern Illinois Salukis from 2020 to 2027 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| January 1 2020 | Aron Cruickshank ties the record for most kickoff return touchdowns in a game (1) in a match against Oregon. |
| 2019 | Wisconsin went 10-2 in the regular season, won the Big Ten West, but lost the Big Ten Championship to Ohio State and the Rose Bowl to Oregon. |
| 2019 | Wisconsin Badgers players drafted across multiple teams, including Alec Ingold to Oakland Raiders, who later became a Pro Bowl fullback in 2023. |
| November 30 2019 | Wisconsin defeated No. 8 Minnesota 38-17 in Minneapolis while ranked No. 12. |
| 2018 | Badgers had a challenging season, finishing 7-5 in the regular season and losing Paul Bunyan's Axe to Minnesota for the first time since 2003. |
| 2018 | Multiple Wisconsin Badgers players drafted, including Garret Dooley to Minnesota Vikings, Alec James to Arizona Cardinals, and Austin Ramesh to Arizona Cardinals. |
| October 13 2018 | Wisconsin appeared on College GameDay in Ann Arbor, losing to No. 12 Michigan 13-38 while ranked No. 15. |
| 2017 | Wisconsin went undefeated in the regular season, was ranked as high as 3rd in the nation, and won the 2017 Orange Bowl over Miami, finishing with a 13-1 record. |
| 2017 | Wisconsin played in the Big Ten championship, losing to Ohio State 21-27. |
| November 18 2017 | Wisconsin hosted College GameDay in Madison, defeating No. 19 Michigan 24-10 while ranked No. 5. |
| December 3 2016 | Wisconsin appeared in the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis, losing to No. 8 Penn State 31-38 while ranked No. 6. |
| October 15 2016 | Wisconsin hosted College GameDay in Madison, losing to No. 2 Ohio State 23-30 while ranked No. 8. |
| September 3 2016 | Wisconsin defeated No. 5 LSU 16-14 in Green Bay. |
| 2015 | In Chryst's first season, the Badgers went 10-3, finished ranked 20th nationally, and won the Holiday Bowl against USC, breaking their previous 0-6 record against the team. |
| 2015 | Broke a four-game bowl losing streak by defeating Auburn 34-31 in overtime in the Outback Bowl. |
| 2015 | Paul Chryst was hired as the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers after the departure of Gary Andersen, bringing six coaching staff members from the University of Pittsburgh. |
| September 5 2015 | Wisconsin appeared on College GameDay in Arlington, Texas, losing to No. 3 Alabama 17-35 while ranked No. 20. |
| January 1 2015 | Barry Alvarez serves as interim coach, leading Wisconsin to a 34-31 overtime victory against Auburn in the Outback Bowl. |
| 2014 | First football matches against Maryland Terrapins and Rutgers Scarlet Knights after their conference expansion. |
| December 2014 | Wisconsin wins the West Division with a 10-2 record and loses to Ohio State 59-0 in the Big Ten Championship Game, their worst loss since 1979. |
| December 2014 | Gary Andersen departs Wisconsin to become head coach at Oregon State, paying a $3 million buyout for leaving before his contract's end. |
| September 2014 | Wisconsin starts the season ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll and loses to No. 13 LSU Tigers 28-24 in the season opener in Houston, after leading through three quarters. |
| 2013 | Andersen achieves his first win as Badgers coach with a 45-0 victory against Massachusetts. He secures his first Big Ten football victory with a 41-10 win over Purdue. |
| January 1 2013 | Wisconsin appeared in the Rose Bowl, losing to No. 8 Stanford 14-20 while ranked No. 23. |
| December 2012 | Gary Andersen hired as head coach of Wisconsin Badgers football after Bret Bielema's resignation to coach at the University of Arkansas. |
| January 2 2012 | Wisconsin appeared in the Rose Bowl, losing to No. 6 Oregon 38-45 while ranked No. 9. |
| January 2 2012 | Jared Abbrederis sets the record for most kickoff return yards in a single game with 201 yards against Oregon. |
| 2011 | Wisconsin won the Big Ten Leaders Division championship under head coach Bret Bielema, defeating Michigan State 42-39. |
| October 22 2011 | Wisconsin appeared on College GameDay in East Lansing, losing to No. 15 Michigan State 31-37 while ranked No. 4. |
| October 1 2011 | Wisconsin hosted College GameDay in Madison, defeating No. 8 Nebraska 48-17 while ranked No. 7. |
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