List of Wisconsin Badgers bowl games

Several American football players in red and white uniforms in action at the mid-field area of the stadium with a large logo visible on the field.
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 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
# 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 record

The table below lists the bowls in which the Badgers have made multiple appearances.

Team Times played Record Most Recent Appearance
Rose Bowl103–72020
ReliaQuest Bowl / Outback Bowl / Hall of Fame Bowl62–42024
Citrus Bowl53–22014

Bowl opponent frequency

Team Times played Record
Auburn32-1
Miami (FL)33-0
UCLA33-0
USC31-2
Georgia20-2
Oregon20-2
Stanford21-1
Tennessee20-2
Arizona State11-0
Arkansas11-0
Colorado11-0
Duke11-0
Florida State10-1
Kansas State11-0
Kentucky10-1
Oklahoma State11-0
South Carolina10-1
Texas Christian10-1
Utah11-0
Wake Forest11-0
Washington10-1
Western Michigan11-0
LSU10-1

Notes

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 Venue currently known as Camping World Stadium.
  7. ↑ Venue last known as SDCCU Stadium.

References

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. 1 2 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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