• The University of Wisconsin's college football team has competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1896, winning it 11 times. The Badgers play in Camp Randall Stadium, which many college football fans regard as the most raucous environment in Division I.

    The Badgers fell to the Florida State Seminoles, 42-13, in the Champs Sports Bowl on December 27, 2008.ESPN.com: Wisconsin Badgers Vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score, December 27, 2008

    1. Head coach: Bret Bielema
    2. Inaugural season: 1889
    3. Joined league: 1896
    4. National titles: 0
    5. Home: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
    6. Capacity: 80,321
    7. Field: FieldTurf
    8. All-time: 577-451-53
    9. Colors: Cardinal and white
    10. Fight song: "On, Wisconsin!"
    11. Bitter rival: Minnesota
    12. 2007 W-L: 9-4 (5-3 Big Ten)

  • The Alvarez Era

    Serving over a quarter-century as head coach, Barry Alvarez took the Badgers from perennial cellar-dwellers to annual Big Ten title competitors. He won three conference titles, three Rose Bowls and finished in the top ten nationally three times as well. Alvarez is the program's winningest coach and holds the best winning percentage of any Division I coach in bowl games. He stepped aside as the Badgers' football coach in 2006, but retained his position as the university's athletic director.

  • Timeline

    • 1889: Plays first football game
    • 1896: Joins the Big Ten Conference
    • 1952: First bowl appearance, in the Rose Bowl
    • 1954: Alan Ameche wins the Heisman Trophy
    • 1999: Ron Dayne wins the Heisman Trophy

  • Players in the NFL

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