Wisconsin
B10 · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 3–8 | W 24–3 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  UNLVH2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 52–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 7–5 | W 14–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 11–2 | L 20–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | L 14–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 30–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | L 13–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 33–25 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 45–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 0–31 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 35–15 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 2–10 | W 59–10 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 8–4 | W 38–10 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Utah +8
- Stanford +7
- Minnesota +4
- Eastern Michigan +3
- Purdue +3
- Illinois +2
- Hawai'i +2
- UNLV +1
- Ohio State -1
- Penn State -2
- Northwestern -3
- Iowa -3
- Michigan State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.615 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.