Wisconsin is 5-3 under head coach Luke Fickell. Its eight opponents were a combined 23-8 before playing the Badgers and are 17-11 since. The best win was over Penn State, which was 3-0 and ranked No. 13 going in.
Next game: vs. Rutgers,
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L 13-41
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 6-1
- Total
- 7-1
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7-1
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L 13-41
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 6-1
- Total
- 7-1
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0-0
6-1
7-1
Wk 2·
Western Illinois
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W 36-9
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 4-2
- Total
- 5-4
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Western Illinois
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1-1
4-2
5-4
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Western Illinois
Home · OVC · FCS
W 36-9
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 4-2
- Total
- 5-4
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Western Illinois
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W 36-9
1-1
4-2
5-4
Wk 3·
Home · Mid-American
W 54-10
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 4-5
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W 54-10
1-2
3-2
4-5
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Home · Mid-American
W 54-10
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 3
W 54-10
1-2
3-2
4-5
Wk 4·
W 24-20
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 1-3
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 4
W 24-20
3-0
1-3
4-4
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W 24-20
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 1-3
- Total
- 4-4
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W 24-20
3-0
1-3
4-4
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Home · Big Ten
W 31-3
- Before
- 2-2
- After
- 0-3
- Total
- 2-6
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W 31-3
2-2
0-3
2-6
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W 31-3
- Before
- 2-2
- After
- 0-3
- Total
- 2-6
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W 31-3
2-2
0-3
2-6
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Luke Fickell
- Stadium
- Camp Randall Stadium, seats 80,321, Madison, Wisconsin
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Wisconsin is 1-3 vs. currently ranked teams.
- Next up, Rutgers. Against the 1 common opponent both have played, Wisconsin's average margin is +17.0 points; Rutgers' is −7.0.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
2-2 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Wisconsin
23-8
74.2%
vs. Wisconsin
3-5
37.5%
After playing Wisconsin
17-11
60.7%
Total (including vs. Wisconsin)
43-24
64.2%
Teams we beat22-21total (51.2%)
Before playing Wisconsin 13-6 · after 9-10
Teams that beat us21-3total (87.5%)
Before playing Wisconsin 10-2 · after 8-1
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Wisconsin uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Wisconsin is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Wisconsin uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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