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 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.

## Bowl games

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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

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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

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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

## Notes

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1. ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Wisconsin win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
2. ^ Links to the season article for the Wisconsin team that competed in the bowl for that year.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Originally called Tampa Stadium, it was renamed Houlihan's Stadium in 1996.[4]
5. ^ Venue currently known as Nissan Stadium.
6. ^ a b c d e Venue currently known as Camping World Stadium.
7. ^ Venue last known as SDCCU Stadium.

## References

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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

1. ^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
2. ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31
3. ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
4. ^ "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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