Wisconsin Badgers football
American college football team
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| 2024 | The team's 22-year consecutive bowl game appearance streak ended under new head coach Luke Fickell. |
| 2024 | First football matches against new Big Ten conference members Oregon Ducks, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, and Washington Huskies. |
| 2024 | Braedyn Locke records a single-game total offense performance of 359 yards against Purdue |
| 2024 | Braedyn Locke set a single-game passing record of 359 yards against Purdue |
| 2024 | Five Wisconsin Badgers players drafted, including Tanner Mordecai to San Francisco 49ers, Maema Njongmeta to Cincinnati Bengals, and Hayden Rucci to Miami Dolphins. |
| March 26 2024 | Announcement of a home and home series with California Golden Bears scheduled for 2029 and 2030. |
| January 1 2024 | Wisconsin Badgers lost the ReliaQuest Bowl to LSU Tigers 35-31 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, with Luke Fickell as head coach |
| 2023 | Luke Fickell is appointed as the new head coach of Wisconsin Badgers football team, currently leading the team with a record of 9-6 and 1-1 in bowl games. |
| 2023 | Nathanial Vakos achieves a single-season field goal percentage of 78.9% and appears in the career top performers list. |
| 2023 | Nathanial Vakos scored 3 field goals in a game against Purdue |
| 2023 | Ricardo Hallman recorded 7 interceptions in a single season. |
| 2023 | Will Pauling set a single-season record with 74 receptions and recorded 10 receptions in a game against Northwestern. |
| 2023 | Tanner Mordecai set a single-game passing record of 378 yards against LSU |
| 2023 | Tyler Beach drafted by Houston Texans. |
| November 21 2023 | Announcement of a game against Pittsburgh Panthers in 2027 at Aviva Stadium in Ireland as part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. |
| 2022 | Played in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, which was their most recent bowl game appearance. |
| 2022 | Nate Van Zelst matches Philip Welch's single-game performance with 9 extra points against New Mexico State. |
| 2022 | Nate Van Zelst records a single-season field goal percentage of 78.6%. |
| 2022 | Nick Herbig recorded 11 sacks in a single season. |
| 2022 | Chimere Dike recorded 10 receptions in a game against Northwestern. |
| 2022 | Graham Mertz throws 5 passing touchdowns in a game against Northwestern, further establishing his single-game performance record. |
| 2022 | Six Wisconsin Badgers players drafted, including Jack Sanborn to Chicago Bears and Danny Davis III to Green Bay Packers. |
| November 27 2022 | Luke Fickell was officially announced as the 31st head football coach for the Wisconsin Badgers, marking the beginning of a new era in the program's coaching leadership. |
| October 2 2022 | Paul Chryst was fired after a 1-3 start to the season, with Jim Leonhard becoming interim coach. The team finished 7-6, winning the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Oklahoma State. |
| 2021 | Badgers struggled early, losing three of their first four games, but recovered to win seven consecutive games, including a 27-7 victory over then-No. 9 Iowa. Finished the season 9-4 and won the Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State. |
| 2021 | Collin Larsh recorded 17 field goals for the season |
| 2021 | Braelon Allen begins to establish himself, eventually ranking ninth in career rushing yards with 3,494 yards. |
| 2021 | Multiple Wisconsin Badgers players drafted, including Eric Burrell to New Orleans Saints and Garrett Groshek to Las Vegas Raiders. |
| September 25 2021 | Wisconsin appeared on College GameDay in Chicago, losing to No. 12 Notre Dame 13-41 while ranked No. 18. |
| June 7 2021 | Announcement of a game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2026 at Lambeau Field, rescheduled from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 3 2021 | Announcement of a home and home series with Utah Utes scheduled for 2028 and 2033. |
| January 8 2021 | Announcement made about scheduling a game against Colorado State Rams in 2026, later moved to 2027. |
| 2020 | Narrowly lost the Rose Bowl by one point under head coach Paul Chryst. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the season, with a shortened conference-only schedule. Badgers finished 4-3 and won the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest. |
| 2020 | Graham Mertz set a single-game passing completion record of 95.2% against Illinois |
| 2020 | Chris Orr drafted by Carolina Panthers as a linebacker. |
| August 12 2020 | Announcement made about rescheduling a football game against Southern Illinois Salukis from 2020 to 2027 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| January 1 2020 | Aron Cruickshank ties the record for most kickoff return touchdowns in a game (1) in a match against Oregon. |
| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor finished 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting, won the Doak Walker Award, and was a consensus All-American. |
| 2019 | Wisconsin went 10-2 in the regular season, won the Big Ten West, but lost the Big Ten Championship to Ohio State and the Rose Bowl to Oregon. |
| 2019 | Collin Larsh scores 53 extra points and records 8 extra points in a single game against Central Michigan. |
| 2019 | Zack Baun recorded 12.5 sacks in a single season and Chris Orr achieved 11.5 sacks in a single season. |
| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor records 26 total touchdowns in a single season. Jack Coan also records 22 total touchdowns in the same year. |
| 2019 | Quintez Cephus recorded 59 receptions for the season. |
| 2019 | Jonathan Taylor achieves his best single-season performance with 2,003 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns. |
| 2019 | Jack Coan set a single-season passing record of 2,725 yards and a single-game record of 363 yards against Central Michigan |
| 2019 | Wisconsin Badgers players drafted across multiple teams, including Alec Ingold to Oakland Raiders, who later became a Pro Bowl fullback in 2023. |
| November 30 2019 | Wisconsin defeated No. 8 Minnesota 38-17 in Minneapolis while ranked No. 12. |
| 2018 | Jonathan Taylor finished 9th in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the Doak Walker Award. |
| 2018 | Badgers had a challenging season, finishing 7-5 in the regular season and losing Paul Bunyan's Axe to Minnesota for the first time since 2003. |
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