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 35 bowl games .[ 1] 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.[ 1] [ 2] They have appeared in bowl games 28 of the last 30 seasons, including a current streak of 22 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.
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach
#
Bowl
Score[ A 1]
Date
Season[ A 2]
Opponent[ A 3]
Stadium
Location
Attendance[ 3]
Head coach
1
Rose Bowl
L 7–0
January 1, 1953
1952
USC Trojans
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
101,500
Ivy Williamson
2
Rose Bowl
L 44–8
January 1, 1960
1959
Washington Huskies
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
100,809
Milt Bruhn
3
Rose Bowl
L 42–37
January 1, 1963
1962
USC Trojans
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
98,698
Milt Bruhn
4
Garden State Bowl
L 28–21
December 13, 1981
1981
Tennessee Volunteers
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford
38,782
Dave McClain
5
Independence Bowl
W 14–3
December 11, 1982
1982
Kansas State Wildcats
Independence Stadium
Shreveport
49,503
Dave McClain
6
Hall of Fame Classic Bowl
L 20–19
December 29, 1984
1984
Kentucky Wildcats
Legion Field
Birmingham
47,300
Dave McClain
7
Rose Bowl
W 21–16
January 1, 1994
1993
UCLA Bruins
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
101,237
Barry Alvarez
8
Hall of Fame Bowl
W 34–20
January 2, 1995
1994
Duke Blue Devils
Tampa Stadium
Tampa
61,384
Barry Alvarez
9
Copper Bowl
W 38–10
December 27, 1996
1996
Utah Utes
Arizona Stadium
Tucson
42,122
Barry Alvarez
10
Outback Bowl
L 33–6
January 1, 1998
1997
Georgia Bulldogs
Houlihan's Stadium [ A 4]
Tampa
53,161
Barry Alvarez
11
Rose Bowl
W 38–31
January 1, 1999
1998
UCLA Bruins
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
93,872
Barry Alvarez
12
Rose Bowl
W 17–9
January 1, 2000
1999
Stanford Cardinal
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
93,731
Barry Alvarez
13
Sun Bowl
W 21–20
December 29, 2000
2000
UCLA Bruins
Sun Bowl
El Paso
49,093
Barry Alvarez
14
Alamo Bowl
W 31–28 OT
December 28, 2002
2002
Colorado Buffaloes
Alamodome
San Antonio
50,690
Barry Alvarez
15
Music City Bowl
L 28–14
December 31, 2003
2003
Auburn Tigers
The Coliseum [ A 5]
Nashville
55,109
Barry Alvarez
16
Outback Bowl
L 24–21
January 1, 2005
2004
Georgia Bulldogs
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
62,414
Barry Alvarez
17
Capital One Bowl
W 24–10
January 2, 2006
2005
Auburn Tigers
Florida Citrus Bowl [ A 6]
Orlando
57,221
Barry Alvarez
18
Capital One Bowl
W 17–14
January 1, 2007
2006
Arkansas Razorbacks
Florida Citrus Bowl [ A 6]
Orlando
60,774
Bret Bielema
19
Outback Bowl
L 21–17
January 1, 2008
2007
Tennessee Volunteers
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
60,121
Bret Bielema
20
Champs Sports Bowl
L 42–13
December 27, 2008
2008
Florida State Seminoles
Florida Citrus Bowl [ A 6]
Orlando
52,692
Bret Bielema
21
Champs Sports Bowl
W 20–14
December 29, 2009
2009
Miami Hurricanes
Florida Citrus Bowl [ A 6]
Orlando
56,747
Bret Bielema
22
Rose Bowl
L 21–19
January 1, 2011
2010
TCU Horned Frogs
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
94,118
Bret Bielema
23
Rose Bowl
L 45–38
January 2, 2012
2011
Oregon Ducks
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
91,245
Bret Bielema
24
Rose Bowl
L 20–14
January 1, 2013
2012
Stanford Cardinal
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
93,359
Barry Alvarez (interim)
25
Capital One Bowl
L 34–24
January 1, 2014
2013
South Carolina Gamecocks
Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium [ A 6]
Orlando
56,629
Gary Andersen
26
Outback Bowl
W 34–31 OT
January 1, 2015
2014
Auburn Tigers
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
44,023
Barry Alvarez (interim)
27
Holiday Bowl
W 23–21
December 30, 2015
2015
USC Trojans
Qualcomm Stadium [ A 7]
San Diego
48,329
Paul Chryst
28
Cotton Bowl
W 24–16
January 2, 2017
2016
Western Michigan Broncos
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
59,615
Paul Chryst
29
Orange Bowl
W 34–24
December 30, 2017
2017
Miami Hurricanes
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
65,032
Paul Chryst
30
Pinstripe Bowl
W 35–3
December 27, 2018
2018
Miami Hurricanes
Yankee Stadium
The Bronx
37,821
Paul Chryst
31
Rose Bowl
L 28–27
January 1, 2020
2019
Oregon Ducks
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
90,462
Paul Chryst
32
Duke's Mayo Bowl
W 42–28
December 30, 2020
2020
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte
1,500
Paul Chryst
33
Las Vegas Bowl
W 20–13
December 30, 2021
2021
Arizona State Sun Devils
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas
32,515
Paul Chryst
34
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
W 24–17
December 27, 2022
2022
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Chase Field
Phoenix
23,187
Luke Fickell
35
ReliaQuest Bowl
L 35–31
January 1, 2024
2023
LSU Tigers
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
31,424
Luke Fickell
Bowl opponent frequency [ edit ]
^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Wisconsin win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory .
^ Links to the season article for the Wisconsin team that competed in the bowl for that year.
^ 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.
^ Originally called Tampa Stadium, it was renamed Houlihan's Stadium in 1996.[ 4]
^ Venue currently known as Nissan Stadium.
^ a b c d e Venue currently known as Camping World Stadium.
^ Venue last known as SDCCU Stadium.
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
^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
^ "Glazer changes name of stadium" . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Sarasota, Florida. Associated Press. June 12, 1996. p. C1. Retrieved December 18, 2011 .
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