List of Wisconsin Badgers bowl games explained

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

Results
WWin
LLoss

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BowlScoreDateSeasonOpponentStadiumLocationAttendance[3] Head coach
1Rose Bowl1952USC TrojansRose BowlPasadena
2Rose Bowl1959Washington HuskiesRose BowlPasadena
3Rose Bowl1962USC TrojansRose BowlPasadena
4Garden State Bowl1981Tennessee VolunteersGiants StadiumEast Rutherford
5Independence Bowl1982Kansas State WildcatsIndependence StadiumShreveport
6Hall of Fame Classic Bowl1984Kentucky WildcatsLegion FieldBirmingham
7Rose Bowl1993UCLA BruinsRose BowlPasadena
8Hall of Fame Bowl1994Duke Blue DevilsTampa StadiumTampa
9Copper Bowl1996Utah UtesArizona StadiumTucson
10Outback Bowl1997Georgia BulldogsTampa
11Rose Bowl1998UCLA BruinsRose BowlPasadena
12Rose Bowl1999Stanford CardinalRose BowlPasadena
13Sun Bowl2000UCLA BruinsSun BowlEl Paso
14Alamo Bowl2002Colorado BuffaloesAlamodomeSan Antonio
15Music City Bowl2003Auburn TigersThe ColiseumNashville
16Outback Bowl2004Georgia BulldogsRaymond James StadiumTampa
17Capital One Bowl2005Auburn TigersFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando
18Capital One Bowl2006Arkansas RazorbacksFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando
19Outback Bowl2007Tennessee VolunteersRaymond James StadiumTampa
20Champs Sports Bowl2008Florida State SeminolesFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando
21Champs Sports Bowl2009Miami HurricanesFlorida Citrus BowlOrlando
22Rose Bowl2010TCU Horned FrogsRose BowlPasadena
23Rose Bowl2011Oregon DucksRose BowlPasadena
24Rose Bowl2012Stanford CardinalRose BowlPasadena (interim)
25Capital One Bowl2013South Carolina GamecocksFlorida Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando
26Outback Bowl2014Auburn TigersRaymond James StadiumTampa (interim)
27Holiday Bowl2015USC TrojansQualcomm StadiumSan Diego48,329
28Cotton BowlW 24–16201659,615
29Orange BowlW 34–242017Miami HurricanesHard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens65,032
30Pinstripe BowlW 35–3December 27, 2018Miami HurricanesYankee StadiumThe Bronx37,821Paul Chryst
31Rose BowlL 28–27January 1, 2020Oregon DucksRose BowlPasadena90,462Paul Chryst
32Duke's Mayo BowlW 42–28December 30, 2020Wake Forest Demon DeaconsBank of America StadiumCharlotte1,500Paul Chryst
33Las Vegas BowlW 2013December 30, 20212021Arizona State Sun DevilsAllegiant StadiumLas Vegas32,515Paul Chryst
34Guaranteed Rate BowlW 2417December 27, 20222022Oklahoma State CowboysChase FieldPhoenix23,187Luke Fickell
35ReliaQuest BowlL 35–31January 1, 20242023LSU TigersRaymond James StadiumTampa31,424Luke Fickell

Bowl opponent frequency

TeamTimes playedRecord
3 2-1
3 3-0
3 3-0
3 1-2
2 0-2
2 0-2
2 1-1
2 0-2
1 1-0
1 1-0
1 1-0
1 1-0
1 0-1
1 1-0
1 0-1
1 1-0
1 0-1
1 0-1
1 1-0
1 1-0
1 0-1
1 1-0
1 0-1

Notes

  1. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
  2. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31
  3. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38

References

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