Wisconsin has reached the halfway point of its 2021 football season with a 3-3 record (1-2 Big Ten). The disappointing 1-3 start was the program’s first since 1990–Barry Alvarez’s first year as head coach.
But the Badgers have battled back to .500 with wins against Illinois and Army, and now stare down a second half of the season where if they win out, they’ll win the Big Ten West.
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A lot of questions will be answered next weekend at Purdue and the following weekend against Iowa. If the Badgers win both games and have great showings, expectations surrounding this team will change. If not, they’ll finish as a middle-of-the-pack team in the Big Ten West.
Here are all of the statistical leaders through the first half of the season: