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Wisconsin Badgers Football History
The University of Wisconsin Badgers had periods of success in the early and mid 20th century, but the program fully took off when Barry Alvarez became head coach in 1990. He built the team into a national power. Under Alvarez, who coached until 2005 and was Wisconsin's athletic director from 2004 to 2021, the school won Big Ten championships in 1993, 1998 and 1999, while also winning the Rose Bowl after each of those seasons. Running back Ron Dayne won the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 1999, becoming the second Badger to win the honor after Alan Ameche in 1954. Other notable players in Wisconsin history include Pro Football Hall of Fame member Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, running back Melvin Gordon, former Cleveland Browns and Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Joe Thomas and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson.
The University of Wisconsin at Madison first fielded a team in 1889, and since then, it's won 14 Big Ten titles (including the first, in 1896) and five division titles. The Wisconsin Badgers are currently coached by Luke Fickell. He succeeded Paul Chryst, who coached the team from 2015 to 2022 and led them to three Big Ten West titles and six bowl game wins including the Holiday, Cotton, Orange and Pinstripe Bowls.
Wisconsin's rivals in the Big Ten West include Iowa, who they battle for the Heartland Trophy, and Minnesota, who they once fought with over a wooden "Slab of Bacon" but since 1948 have competed against for Paul Bunyan's Axe. Since Nebraska's entry into the Big Ten in 2011, the Badgers and the Cornhuskers have developed a new rivalry, in which the Freedom Trophy is on the line in every fall.
Wisconsin Badgers Football Team Info
Conference: Big Ten Conference
Division: Western
Team Colors: Cardinal, White
Team Rivals: Minnesota Golden Gophers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Nebraska Cornhuskers
Wisconsin Badgers Football at Camp Randall Stadium
The Badgers play at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, which was originally built in 1917 and houses a current capacity of 80,321. The Camp Randall game-day experience is second to none in college football, with the marching band performing "Fifth Quarter" to entertain fans in the post-game spectacular since 1969. Since 1998, the crowd gets pumped between the third and fourth quarters as "Jump Around" by House of Pain is blared from the public address system.
