Since Barry Alvarez took over as head football coach in 1990, the Wisconsin Badger football program has experienced an impressive run of consistent success.
It started in 1993 when Alvarez led the team to a conference championship, then the program’s five conference championships since then and now and the even greater height of the Badgers at some point each year finding themselves in the nation’s top 10.
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We know the names that have led the program to success: Russell Wilson, Ron Dayne, Montee Ball, Melvin Gordon, Jonathan Taylor, J.J. Watt and more.
We also know the list of coaches as, aside from Gary Anderson, Alvarez, Brett Bielema and Paul Chryst have done nothing but win. That winning is continuing this season, with the team currently sitting at No. 10 in the nation with a 2-0 record and a combined point margin of 94-18.
A Bowl Game seems to be on the horizon for Graham Mertz and this team, given them being able to play enough games to qualify.
So here, on the Monday after an impressive victory over Michigan, is the program’s bowl history over the last 20 years:
Gameday work:
- Five stats that defined the win
- Five takeaways from the game
- Instant analysis: The Badgers make a statement in their return with a blowout victory against Michigan
- True freshman RB Jalen Berger’s sensational Wisconsin debut catches Jonathan Taylor’s attention
- Wisconsin rises in latest Amway Coaches Poll
- Photo gallery from the big win
- What Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh said after the game