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 35 bowl games.Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29 Included in these games are ten appearances in the Rose Bowl Game with only three victories, five Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearances, and three New Years Six Bowls in the Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl.Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31 They have appeared in bowl games 28 of the last 30 seasons, including a streak of 22 consecutive bowl appearances that ended with the 2024 season under coach Luke Fickell. 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.
Bowl games + Results W Win L Loss
+ List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach#BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendanceBowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38Head coach1Rose Bowl1952USC TrojansRose BowlPasadena2Rose Bowl1959Washington HuskiesRose BowlPasadena3Rose Bowl1962USC TrojansRose BowlPasadena4Garden State Bowl1981Tennessee VolunteersGiants StadiumEast Rutherford5Independence Bowl1982Kansas State WildcatsIndependence StadiumShreveport6Hall of Fame Classic Bowl1984Kentucky WildcatsLegion FieldBirmingham7Rose Bowl1993UCLA BruinsRose BowlPasadena8Hall of Fame Bowl1994Duke Blue DevilsTampa StadiumTampa9Copper Bowl1996Utah UtesArizona StadiumTucson10Outback Bowl1997Georgia BulldogsTampa11Rose Bowl1998UCLA BruinsRose BowlPasadena12Rose Bowl1999Stanford CardinalRose BowlPasadena13Sun Bowl2000UCLA BruinsSun BowlEl Paso14Alamo Bowl2002Colorado BuffaloesAlamodomeSan Antonio15Music City Bowl2003Auburn TigersThe ColiseumNashville16Outback Bowl2004Georgia BulldogsRaymond James StadiumTampa17Capital One Bowl2005Auburn TigersFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando18Capital One Bowl2006Arkansas RazorbacksFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando19Outback Bowl2007Tennessee VolunteersRaymond James StadiumTampa20Champs Sports Bowl2008Florida State SeminolesFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando21Champs Sports Bowl2009Miami HurricanesFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando22Rose Bowl2010TCU Horned FrogsRose BowlPasadena23Rose Bowl2011Oregon DucksRose BowlPasadena24Rose Bowl2012Stanford CardinalRose BowlPasadena (interim) 25Capital One Bowl2013South Carolina GamecocksFlorida Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando26Outback Bowl2014Auburn TigersRaymond James StadiumTampa (interim) 27Holiday Bowl2015USC TrojansQualcomm StadiumSan Diego48,32928Cotton BowlW 24–162016Western Michigan Broncos AT&T Stadium Arlington 59,61529Orange BowlW 34–242017Miami HurricanesHard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens65,03230Pinstripe BowlW 35–3December 27, 20182018 Miami HurricanesYankee StadiumThe Bronx37,821Paul Chryst31Rose BowlL 28–27January 1, 20202019 Oregon DucksRose BowlPasadena90,462Paul Chryst32Duke's Mayo BowlW 42–28December 30, 20202020 Wake Forest Demon DeaconsBank of America StadiumCharlotte1,500Paul Chryst33Las Vegas BowlW 2013December 30, 20212021Arizona State Sun DevilsAllegiant StadiumLas Vegas32,515Paul Chryst34Guaranteed Rate BowlW 2417December 27, 20222022Oklahoma State CowboysChase FieldPhoenix23,187Luke Fickell35ReliaQuest BowlL 35–31January 1, 20242023LSU TigersRaymond James StadiumTampa31,424Luke Fickell
Bowl record The table below lists the bowls in which the Badgers have made multiple appearances. TeamTimes playedRecordMost Recent Appearance Rose Bowl 10 3–7 2020 ReliaQuest Bowl / Outback Bowl / Hall of Fame Bowl 6 2–4 2024 Citrus Bowl 5 3–2 2014
Bowl opponent frequency TeamTimes playedRecord Auburn 3 2-1 Miami (FL) 3 3-0 UCLA 3 3-0 USC 3 1-2 Georgia 2 0-2 Oregon 2 0-2 Stanford 2 1-1 Tennessee 2 0-2 Arizona State 1 1-0 Arkansas 1 1-0 Colorado 1 1-0 Duke 1 1-0 Florida State 1 0-1 Kansas State 1 1-0 Kentucky 1 0-1 Oklahoma State 1 1-0 South Carolina 1 0-1 Texas Christian 1 0-1 Utah 1 1-0 Wake Forest 1 1-0 Washington 1 0-1 Western Michigan 1 1-0 LSU 1 0-1
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