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List of Wisconsin Badgers bowl games

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List of Wisconsin Badgers bowl games

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. 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. 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.

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Results · 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 games
1
1
#
1
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
L 7–0
Date
January 1, 1953
Season
1952
Opponent
USC Trojans
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
101,500
Head coach
Ivy Williamson
2
2
#
2
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
L 44–8
Date
January 1, 1960
Season
1959
Opponent
Washington Huskies
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
100,809
Head coach
Milt Bruhn
3
3
#
3
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
L 42–37
Date
January 1, 1963
Season
1962
Opponent
USC Trojans
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
98,698
Head coach
Milt Bruhn
4
4
#
4
Bowl
Garden State Bowl
Score
L 28–21
Date
December 13, 1981
Season
1981
Opponent
Tennessee Volunteers
Stadium
Giants Stadium
Location
East Rutherford
Attendance
38,782
Head coach
Dave McClain
5
5
#
5
Bowl
Independence Bowl
Score
W 14–3
Date
December 11, 1982
Season
1982
Opponent
Kansas State Wildcats
Stadium
Independence Stadium
Location
Shreveport
Attendance
49,503
Head coach
Dave McClain
6
6
#
6
Bowl
Hall of Fame Classic Bowl
Score
L 20–19
Date
December 29, 1984
Season
1984
Opponent
Kentucky Wildcats
Stadium
Legion Field
Location
Birmingham
Attendance
47,300
Head coach
Dave McClain
7
7
#
7
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
W 21–16
Date
January 1, 1994
Season
1993
Opponent
UCLA Bruins
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
101,237
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
8
8
#
8
Bowl
Hall of Fame Bowl
Score
W 34–20
Date
January 2, 1995
Season
1994
Opponent
Duke Blue Devils
Stadium
Tampa Stadium
Location
Tampa
Attendance
61,384
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
9
9
#
9
Bowl
Copper Bowl
Score
W 38–10
Date
December 27, 1996
Season
1996
Opponent
Utah Utes
Stadium
Arizona Stadium
Location
Tucson
Attendance
42,122
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
10
10
#
10
Bowl
Outback Bowl
Score
L 33–6
Date
January 1, 1998
Season
1997
Opponent
Georgia Bulldogs
Stadium
Houlihan's Stadium
Location
Tampa
Attendance
53,161
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
11
11
#
11
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
W 38–31
Date
January 1, 1999
Season
1998
Opponent
UCLA Bruins
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
93,872
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
12
12
#
12
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
W 17–9
Date
January 1, 2000
Season
1999
Opponent
Stanford Cardinal
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
93,731
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
13
13
#
13
Bowl
Sun Bowl
Score
W 21–20
Date
December 29, 2000
Season
2000
Opponent
UCLA Bruins
Stadium
Sun Bowl
Location
El Paso
Attendance
49,093
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
14
14
#
14
Bowl
Alamo Bowl
Score
W 31–28 OT
Date
December 28, 2002
Season
2002
Opponent
Colorado Buffaloes
Stadium
Alamodome
Location
San Antonio
Attendance
50,690
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
15
15
#
15
Bowl
Music City Bowl
Score
L 28–14
Date
December 31, 2003
Season
2003
Opponent
Auburn Tigers
Stadium
The Coliseum
Location
Nashville
Attendance
55,109
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
16
16
#
16
Bowl
Outback Bowl
Score
L 24–21
Date
January 1, 2005
Season
2004
Opponent
Georgia Bulldogs
Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Location
Tampa
Attendance
62,414
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
17
17
#
17
Bowl
Capital One Bowl
Score
W 24–10
Date
January 2, 2006
Season
2005
Opponent
Auburn Tigers
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl
Location
Orlando
Attendance
57,221
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
18
18
#
18
Bowl
Capital One Bowl
Score
W 17–14
Date
January 1, 2007
Season
2006
Opponent
Arkansas Razorbacks
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl
Location
Orlando
Attendance
60,774
Head coach
Bret Bielema
19
19
#
19
Bowl
Outback Bowl
Score
L 21–17
Date
January 1, 2008
Season
2007
Opponent
Tennessee Volunteers
Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Location
Tampa
Attendance
60,121
Head coach
Bret Bielema
20
20
#
20
Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl
Score
L 42–13
Date
December 27, 2008
Season
2008
Opponent
Florida State Seminoles
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl
Location
Orlando
Attendance
52,692
Head coach
Bret Bielema
21
21
#
21
Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl
Score
W 20–14
Date
December 29, 2009
Season
2009
Opponent
Miami Hurricanes
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl
Location
Orlando
Attendance
56,747
Head coach
Bret Bielema
22
22
#
22
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
L 21–19
Date
January 1, 2011
Season
2010
Opponent
TCU Horned Frogs
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
94,118
Head coach
Bret Bielema
23
23
#
23
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
L 45–38
Date
January 2, 2012
Season
2011
Opponent
Oregon Ducks
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
91,245
Head coach
Bret Bielema
24
24
#
24
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
L 20–14
Date
January 1, 2013
Season
2012
Opponent
Stanford Cardinal
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
93,359
Head coach
Barry Alvarez (interim)
25
25
#
25
Bowl
Capital One Bowl
Score
L 34–24
Date
January 1, 2014
Season
2013
Opponent
South Carolina Gamecocks
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
Location
Orlando
Attendance
56,629
Head coach
Gary Andersen
26
26
#
26
Bowl
Outback Bowl
Score
W 34–31 OT
Date
January 1, 2015
Season
2014
Opponent
Auburn Tigers
Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Location
Tampa
Attendance
44,023
Head coach
Barry Alvarez (interim)
27
27
#
27
Bowl
Holiday Bowl
Score
W 23–21
Date
December 30, 2015
Season
2015
Opponent
USC Trojans
Stadium
Qualcomm Stadium
Location
San Diego
Attendance
48,329
Head coach
Paul Chryst
28
28
#
28
Bowl
Cotton Bowl
Score
W 24–16
Date
January 2, 2017
Season
2016
Opponent
Western Michigan Broncos
Stadium
AT&T Stadium
Location
Arlington
Attendance
59,615
Head coach
Paul Chryst
29
29
#
29
Bowl
Orange Bowl
Score
W 34–24
Date
December 30, 2017
Season
2017
Opponent
Miami Hurricanes
Stadium
Hard Rock Stadium
Location
Miami Gardens
Attendance
65,032
Head coach
Paul Chryst
30
30
#
30
Bowl
Pinstripe Bowl
Score
W 35–3
Date
December 27, 2018
Season
2018
Opponent
Miami Hurricanes
Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Location
The Bronx
Attendance
37,821
Head coach
Paul Chryst
31
31
#
31
Bowl
Rose Bowl
Score
L 28–27
Date
January 1, 2020
Season
2019
Opponent
Oregon Ducks
Stadium
Rose Bowl
Location
Pasadena
Attendance
90,462
Head coach
Paul Chryst
32
32
#
32
Bowl
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Score
W 42–28
Date
December 30, 2020
Season
2020
Opponent
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Stadium
Bank of America Stadium
Location
Charlotte
Attendance
1,500
Head coach
Paul Chryst
33
33
#
33
Bowl
Las Vegas Bowl
Score
W 20–13
Date
December 30, 2021
Season
2021
Opponent
Arizona State Sun Devils
Stadium
Allegiant Stadium
Location
Las Vegas
Attendance
32,515
Head coach
Paul Chryst
34
34
#
34
Bowl
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Score
W 24–17
Date
December 27, 2022
Season
2022
Opponent
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Stadium
Chase Field
Location
Phoenix
Attendance
23,187
Head coach
Luke Fickell
35
35
#
35
Bowl
ReliaQuest Bowl
Score
L 35–31
Date
January 1, 2024
Season
2023
Opponent
LSU Tigers
Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Location
Tampa
Attendance
31,424
Head coach
Luke Fickell
#
Bowl
Score
Date
Season
Opponent
Stadium
Location
Attendance
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
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
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
Orlando
57,221
Barry Alvarez
18
Capital One Bowl
W 17–14
January 1, 2007
2006
Arkansas Razorbacks
Florida Citrus Bowl
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
Orlando
52,692
Bret Bielema
21
Champs Sports Bowl
W 20–14
December 29, 2009
2009
Miami Hurricanes
Florida Citrus Bowl
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
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
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
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
Team
Rose Bowl
Times played
10
Record
3–7
Most Recent Appearance
2020
ReliaQuest Bowl / Outback Bowl / Hall of Fame Bowl
ReliaQuest Bowl / Outback Bowl / Hall of Fame Bowl
Team
ReliaQuest Bowl / Outback Bowl / Hall of Fame Bowl
Times played
6
Record
2–4
Most Recent Appearance
2024
Citrus Bowl
Citrus Bowl
Team
Citrus Bowl
Times played
5
Record
3–2
Most Recent Appearance
2014
Team
Times played
Record
Most 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
Auburn
Auburn
Team
Auburn
Times played
3
Record
2-1
Miami (FL)
Miami (FL)
Team
Miami (FL)
Times played
3
Record
3-0
UCLA
UCLA
Team
UCLA
Times played
3
Record
3-0
USC
USC
Team
USC
Times played
3
Record
1-2
Georgia
Georgia
Team
Georgia
Times played
2
Record
0-2
Oregon
Oregon
Team
Oregon
Times played
2
Record
0-2
Stanford
Stanford
Team
Stanford
Times played
2
Record
1-1
Tennessee
Tennessee
Team
Tennessee
Times played
2
Record
0-2
Arizona State
Arizona State
Team
Arizona State
Times played
1
Record
1-0
Arkansas
Arkansas
Team
Arkansas
Times played
1
Record
1-0
Colorado
Colorado
Team
Colorado
Times played
1
Record
1-0
Duke
Duke
Team
Duke
Times played
1
Record
1-0
Florida State
Florida State
Team
Florida State
Times played
1
Record
0-1
Kansas State
Kansas State
Team
Kansas State
Times played
1
Record
1-0
Kentucky
Kentucky
Team
Kentucky
Times played
1
Record
0-1
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Team
Oklahoma State
Times played
1
Record
1-0
South Carolina
South Carolina
Team
South Carolina
Times played
1
Record
0-1
Texas Christian
Texas Christian
Team
Texas Christian
Times played
1
Record
0-1
Utah
Utah
Team
Utah
Times played
1
Record
1-0
Wake Forest
Wake Forest
Team
Wake Forest
Times played
1
Record
1-0
Washington
Washington
Team
Washington
Times played
1
Record
0-1
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Team
Western Michigan
Times played
1
Record
1-0
LSU
LSU
Team
LSU
Times played
1
Record
0-1
Team
Times played
Record
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

References

  1. Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Wisconsin win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victo
  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
  4. Originally called Tampa Stadium, it was renamed Houlihan's Stadium in 1996.
  5. Venue currently known as Nissan Stadium.
  6. Venue currently known as Camping World Stadium.
  7. Venue last known as SDCCU Stadium.
  8. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
  9. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31
  10. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
  11. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZCkhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9XwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4315%2C1533395
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