Wisconsin

B10 · 1985 Season · Final

Season

Struggling −

Record

5–6

0.455 Win %

Conference

8th

2–6 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

748–529–52

0.582 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1912

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
Divisional Era · 26 seasons
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 17	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H	MAC	4–7	W 38–17
5	Week 5 · Sep 24	UNLV H2H	IND PCAA	5–5–1	W 26–23
6	Week 6 · Oct 1	Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H	IND WAC	3–8	W 41–17
7	Week 7 · Oct 8	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–1–1	L 6–33
8	Week 8 · Oct 15	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	10–2	L 13–23
9	Week 9 · Oct 22	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	3–8	L 14–17
10	Week 10 · Oct 29	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	6–5–1	L 25–38
11	Week 11 · Nov 5	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	4–7	W 31–20
12	Week 12 · Nov 12	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	7–5	L 18–27
13	Week 13 · Nov 19	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	9–3	W 12–7
14	Week 14 · Nov 26	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	7–5	L 7–41

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum

3.445

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-1

-26+25

Ohio State +9
UNLV +5
Northern Illinois +4
Indiana +4
Wyoming +3
Michigan -1
Iowa -2
Illinois -5
Minnesota -5
Michigan State -5
Northwestern -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #48Better than 66%

Win % Place 53rdBetter than 62%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+21

+24

-27

-10

-3

-13

+11

-9

-34

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.