Wisconsin Badgers

The Wisconsin Badgers are a football team competing in the Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA. The Badgers are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, which was started in 1896. Currently the Badgers play in the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference, however starting in the 2014 season, due to realignment, they will shift to the West division. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth oldest stadium in college football. 
==Program History==
Before Coach taffyowner, the Badgers were lead to an 0-2 record under coach and program founder, Butt Titty. After Coach Titty was fired, the program won their first game in week 3 against Oklahoma State University. The program won their first conference game in week 9 against Michigan State
===2013 Season===
The 2013 was the inaugural season for the Badgers. It was also a season of mediocrity, with the roster the team had the hope was that they would compete for a bowl game. However with program founder, Butt Titty, resigning after an 0-2 start, the team could never get back on track. Wisconsin managed to somewhat right the ship under new coach taffyowner, however the team still finished with a 3-9 record.
===2014 Season===
Wisconsin won the Big Ten West division with a win over Nebraska on June 21st and will play Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game. The team finished the regular season with a record 11 wins.
===2014 Schedule===
====Schedule====
Week 	Date 	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record
1 	March 29th, 2014	at BYU 	#13 	LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 	W 21-6 	1-0
2 	April 5th, 2014 	Oregon 	#12 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 35-28	2-0
3 	April 19th, 2014	Texas A&M 	#13 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 21-14	3-0
4 	April 26th, 2014	at Baylor 	#12 	McLane Stadium, Waco, TX 	W 38-35	4-0
5 	May 3rd, 2014 	Bye 	#12 	Bye 	 	
6 	May 10th, 2014 	Navy 	#8 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 42-7 	5-0
7 	May 17th, 2014 	Northwestern	#6 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 24-21	6-0
8 	May 24th, 2014 	at Purdue 	#6 	Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 	W 28-21	7-0
9 	May, 31st, 2014 	at Rutgers 	#7 	High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, NJ	W 35-14	8-0
10 	June 7th, 2014 	Illinois 	#5 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 35-3 	9-0
11 	June 14th, 2014 	Iowa 	#6 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	L 21-17	9-1
12 	June 21st, 2014 	at Nebraska 	#12 	Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 	W 23-21	10-1
13 	July 5th, 2014 	at Minnesota	#7 	TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN 	W 28-14	11-1
B1GCG 	July 8th, 2014 	Ohio State 	#5 	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN 	L 28-10	11-2
Capital One Bowl	July 16th, 2014 	LSU 	#7 	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, FL 	W 13-9 	12-2
===2015 Season===
The 2015 season for the Wisconsin Badgers is their third season as a program, and expectations started off high at the start of the season due to a 12 win season the year before and returning most of the offensive starters. The team became bowl eligible in week 7
===2015 Schedule===
====Schedule====
Week 	Date 	Opponent 	Rank	Location 	Result 	Record
1 	August 16th, 2014 	at Virginia Tech	#22 	Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA 	W 14-7 	1-0
2 	August 23rd, 2014 	USC 	#22 	Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO	L 38-35	1-1
3 	August 23rd, 2014 	Nebraska 	#19 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 52-7 	2-1
4 	September 6th, 2014 	Miami 	#16 	LP Field, Nashville, TN 	W 20-17	3-1
5 	September 20th, 2014	BYU 	#15 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 35-14	4-1
6 	September 27th, 2014	Washington St 	#13 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 24-23	5-1
7 	October 4th, 2014 	at Northwestern 	#13 	Ryan Field, Evanston, IL 	W 31-24	6-1
8 	October 11th, 2014 	Purdue 	#9 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	L 28-24	6-2
9 	October 17th, 2014 	at Iowa 	#17 	Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 	L 13-10	6-3
10 	October 25th, 2014 	Ohio State 	- 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 31-21	7-3
11 	November 1st, 2014 	atIllinois 	#19 	Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL 	W 35-13	8-3
12 	November 8th, 2014 	Bye 	#21 	Bye 	 	
13 	November 15th, 2014 	Minnesota 	#19 	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 	W 42-31	9-3
Outback Bowl	November 28th, 2014 	Auburn 	#13 	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL 	W 38-27	10-3
===2016 Season===
2016 was arguably the most successful season in Wisconsin football history. After going 10-2 in the regular season with win over rival Minnesota, Wisconsin qualified for their first ever CFBHC playoff as an at large team. After beating Mountain West champion Air Force 35-31. Wisconsin's season ended with a 30-33 loss to Alabama in the Rose Bowl. However this was considered a building block for future great things in the program.
==Rivalries==
===Current rivalries===
====Minnesota====
The Minnesota/Wisconsin rivalry is the oldest continuous rivalry in college sports. They play yearly for Paul Bunyan's Axe, which is a 4 foot tall trophy axe with all scores on it. Wisconsin has won the trophy for the past 5 years.
====Iowa====
Iowa and Wisconsin play yearly for the Heartland Trophy
==All-Time Records==
===Bowl History===
Wisconsin became bowl eligible for the first time in program history on May 17th, 2014. The Badgers were invited to play in the Capital One Bowl. On July 16th, 2014 the Badgers beat the LSU Tigers 13-9. Marking the first bowl win in program history. In 2015 the Badgers finished 9-3 and the team accepted a bid to play in the Outback Bowl against Auburn.
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference	Record	Record 	Bowl	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference	Wins 	Losses 	Bowl	Final CP Ranking
Wisconsin Badgers	 	 	 	 	 	
butt titty 	2013 	Big Ten 	0 	2 	- 	—
taffyowner 	2013 	Big Ten 	3 	7 	- 	NR
2014 	Big Ten	12 	2 	Won Capital One Bowl vs LSU (13-9) 	7 	
2015 	Big Ten	10 	3 	Won Outback Bowl vs Auburn (38-27) 	10 	
2016 	Big Ten	11 	3 	Won Navy National Bowl vs Air Force (35-31) Lost Rose Bowl vs. Alabama (30-33)	7 	
2017 	Big Ten	8 	5 	Won Bahamas Bowl vs Miami (OH) (31-7) 	NR 	
2018 	Big Ten	10 	3 	Won Outback Bowl vs Florida (28-3) 	11 	
2019 	Big Ten	10 	3 	Lost Citrus Bowl vs Mississippi State (14-35) 	12 	
2020 	Big Ten	7 	5 	- 	NR 	
Total 	71 	33 	 	 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
==Individual Award Winners==
*All Americans
:Brian Gary, Tight End – 2013
:Doug Bosley, Tight End- 2014
:Davern Lemmerman, Center- 2016
:Asante Sowell, Running Back- 2018
:Aaron Blakely, Free Safety- 2019
*John Mackey Award
:Doug Bosley- 2014
*Johnny Unitas Award
:Erik Wegert-2015
*Chic Harley Award
:Aaron Blakely- 2019
*Chuck Bednarik Award
:Aaron Blakely-2019
*Jack Tatum Award 
:Aaron Blakely-2019
Category: Big Ten