List of Wisconsin Badgers bowl games - wikipedia List of Wisconsin Badgers bowl games 50 - yard line action during the 2013 Rose Bowl against Stanford. The Wisconsin Badgers college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ), representing the University of Wisconsin -- Madison in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Since the establishment of the team in 1889, Wisconsin has appeared in 29 bowl games. Included in these games are nine appearances in the Rose Bowl Game and five Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) game appearances. They have appeared in bowl games 23 of the last 25 seasons, including a current streak of 16 consecutive bowl appearances. Through the history of the program, seven separate coaches have led the Badgers to bowl games, with Barry Alvarez having the most appearances at thirteen. Contents 1 Key 2 Bowl games 3 Bowl opponent frequency 4 Notes 5 References Key General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance Results Win Loss Bowl games List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach # Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach Rose Bowl L 07 ! L 7 -- 0 000000001953 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1953 1952 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 101,500 ! 101,500 Williamson, Ivy Ivy Williamson Rose Bowl L 36 ! L 44 -- 8 000000001960 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1960 1959 Washington Huskies Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,809 ! 100,809 Bruhn, Milt Milt Bruhn Rose Bowl L 05 ! L 42 -- 37 000000001963 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1963 1962 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 098,698 ! 98,698 Bruhn, Milt Milt Bruhn Garden State Bowl L 07 ! L 28 -- 21 000000001981 - 12 - 13 - 0000 December 13, 1981 1981 Tennessee Volunteers Giants Stadium East Rutherford 038,782 ! 38,782 McClain, Dave Dave McClain 5 Independence Bowl W 11 ! W 14 -- 3 000000001982 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11, 1982 1982 Kansas State Wildcats Independence Stadium Shreveport 049,503 ! 49,503 McClain, Dave Dave McClain 6 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl L 01 ! L 20 -- 19 000000001984 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1984 1984 Kentucky Wildcats Legion Field Birmingham 047,300 ! 47,300 McClain, Dave Dave McClain 7 Rose Bowl W 05 ! W 21 -- 16 000000001994 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1994 1993 UCLA Bruins Rose Bowl Pasadena 101,237 ! 101,237 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 8 Hall of Fame Bowl W 14 ! W 34 -- 20 000000001995 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1995 1994 Duke Blue Devils Tampa Stadium Tampa 061,384 ! 61,384 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 9 Copper Bowl W 28 ! W 38 -- 10 000000001996 - 12 - 27 - 0000 December 27, 1996 Utah Utes Arizona Stadium Tucson 042,122 ! 42,122 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 10 Outback Bowl L 27 ! L 33 -- 6 000000001998 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1998 1997 Georgia Bulldogs Tampa Stadium ! Houlihan 's Stadium Tampa 053,161 ! 53,161 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 11 Rose Bowl W 07 ! W 38 -- 31 000000001999 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1999 1998 UCLA Bruins Rose Bowl Pasadena 093,872 ! 93,872 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 12 Rose Bowl W 08 ! W 17 -- 9 000000002000 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2000 1999 Stanford Cardinal Rose Bowl Pasadena 093,731 ! 93,731 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 13 Sun Bowl W 01 ! W 21 -- 20 000000002000 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 2000 2000 UCLA Bruins Sun Bowl El Paso 049,093 ! 49,093 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 14 Alamo Bowl W 03 ! W 31 -- 28 ( OT ) 000000002002 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 2002 2002 Colorado Buffaloes Alamodome San Antonio 050,690 ! 50,690 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 15 Music City Bowl L 27 ! L 28 -- 14 000000002003 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2003 2003 Auburn Tigers The Coliseum Nashville 055,109 ! 55,109 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 16 Outback Bowl L 03 ! L 24 -- 21 000000002005 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2005 Georgia Bulldogs Raymond James Stadium Tampa 062,414 ! 62,414 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 17 Capital One Bowl W 14 ! W 24 -- 10 000000002006 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2006 2005 Auburn Tigers Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 057,221 ! 57,221 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 18 Capital One Bowl W 03 ! W 17 -- 14 000000002007 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2007 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 060,774 ! 60,774 Bielema, Bret Bret Bielema 19 Outback Bowl L 04 ! L 21 -- 17 000000002008 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2008 2007 Tennessee Volunteers Raymond James Stadium Tampa 060,121 ! 60,121 Bielema, Bret Bret Bielema 20 Champs Sports Bowl L 29 ! L 42 -- 13 000000002008 - 12 - 27 - 0000 December 27, 2008 2008 Florida State Seminoles Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 052,692 ! 52,692 Bielema, Bret Bret Bielema 21 Champs Sports Bowl W 06 ! W 20 -- 14 000000002009 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 2009 2009 Miami Hurricanes Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 056,747 ! 56,747 Bielema, Bret Bret Bielema 22 Rose Bowl L 02 ! L 21 -- 19 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2011 TCU Horned Frogs Rose Bowl Pasadena 094,118 ! 94,118 Bielema, Bret Bret Bielema 23 Rose Bowl L 07 ! L 45 -- 38 000000002012 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2012 2011 Oregon Ducks Rose Bowl Pasadena 091,245 ! 91,245 Bielema, Bret Bret Bielema 24 Rose Bowl L 06 ! L 20 -- 14 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2013 2012 Stanford Cardinal Rose Bowl Pasadena 093,359 ! 93,359 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 25 Capital One Bowl L 10 ! L 34 -- 24 000000002014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2014 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando 056,629 ! 56,629 Andersen, Gary Gary Andersen 26 Outback Bowl W 03 ! W 34 -- 31 ( OT ) 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2015 2014 Auburn Tigers Raymond James Stadium Tampa 044,023 ! 44,023 Alvarez, Barry Barry Alvarez 27 Holiday Bowl W 02 ! W 23 -- 21 000000002015 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 2015 2015 USC Trojans Qualcomm Stadium San Diego 48,329 Chryst, Paul Paul Chryst 28 Cotton Bowl W 24 - 16 000000002017 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2017 2016 Western Michigan Broncos AT&T Stadium Arlington 59,615 Chryst, Paul Paul Chryst 29 Orange Bowl W 34 - 24 000000002017 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 2017 2017 Miami Hurricanes Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens 65,032 Chryst, Paul Paul Chryst Bowl opponent frequency Team Times played Record Auburn 2 - 1 UCLA 3 - 0 USC 1 - 2 Georgia 0 - 2 Miami ( FL ) 2 - 0 Stanford 1 - 1 Tennessee 0 - 2 Arkansas 1 - 0 Colorado 1 - 0 Duke 1 - 0 Florida State 0 - 1 Kansas State 1 - 0 Kentucky 0 - 1 Oregon 0 - 1 South Carolina 0 - 1 Texas Christian 0 - 1 Utah 1 - 0 Washington 0 - 1 Western Michigan 1 - 0 Notes Jump up ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was an Wisconsin win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the Wisconsin team that competed in the bowl for that year. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Wisconsin competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. Jump up ^ Originally called Tampa Stadium, in 1996 it was renamed Houlihan 's Stadium. References General National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ). `` Bowl / All - Star Game Records '' ( PDF ). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Specific ^ Jump up to : Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 29 Jump up ^ Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 31 Jump up ^ Bowl / All - Star Game Records, pp. 32 -- 38 Jump up ^ `` Glazer changes name of stadium ''. Sarasota Herald - Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. Associated Press. June 12, 1996. p. C1. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Wisconsin Badgers bowl games 1953 Rose Bowl 1960 Rose Bowl 1963 Rose Bowl 1981 Garden State Bowl 1982 Independence Bowl 1984 Hall of Fame Classic 1994 Rose Bowl 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl 1996 Copper Bowl 1998 Outback Bowl 1999 Rose Bowl 2000 Rose Bowl 2000 Sun Bowl 2002 Alamo Bowl 2003 Music City Bowl 2005 Outback Bowl 2006 Capital One Bowl 2007 Capital One Bowl 2008 Outback Bowl 2008 Champs Sports Bowl 2009 Champs Sports Bowl 2011 Rose Bowl 2012 Rose Bowl 2013 Rose Bowl 2014 Capital One Bowl 2015 Outback Bowl 2015 Holiday Bowl 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic 2017 Orange Bowl Wisconsin Badgers football Venues Randall Field ( 1895 -- 1916 ) Camp Randall Stadium ( 1917 -- present ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Iowa ( Heartland Trophy ) Minnesota ( Slab of Bacon, 1930 -- 1943 ; Paul Bunyan 's Axe, 1948 -- present ) Nebraska ( Freedom Trophy ) Culture & lore Bucky Badger `` On, Wisconsin ! '' Marching band `` Jump Around '' Tall Grass Game People Head coaches Players in the NFL Draft Statistical leaders Seasons 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 2017 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Wisconsin_Badgers_bowl_games&oldid=824872594 '' Categories : Lists of college bowl games by team Wisconsin Badgers football bowl games Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 February 2018, at 01 : 10. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the last time the badgers went to the rose bowl
Answer: January 1, 2013