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Wisconsin

B10 · 2005 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
748–529–52
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1912
#1 Finishes
1
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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–5W 56–42
3Week 3 · Sep 13Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 65–0
4Week 4 · Sep 20North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–6W 14–5
5Week 5 · Sep 27Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–5W 23–20
6Week 6 · Oct 4Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–7W 41–24
7Week 7 · Oct 11Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–5L 48–51
8Week 8 · Oct 18Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–5W 38–34
9Week 9 · Oct 25Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–6W 31–20
10Week 10 · Nov 1Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–9W 41–24
11Week 11 · Nov 8Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1011–1L 14–35
12Week 12 · Nov 15Iowa (IOWA)H2HB107–5L 10–20
14Week 14 · Nov 29Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC5–7W 41–24
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC9–3W 24–10

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.582
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+39
-11+50
  • Auburn +9
  • Michigan +7
  • Minnesota +7
  • Bowling Green +6
  • North Carolina +5
  • Purdue +5
  • Hawai'i +5
  • Indiana +4
  • Illinois +2
  • Temple 0
  • Penn State -1
  • Northwestern -5
  • Iowa -5

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.769 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22W14#21Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W3#18Post-Season W4#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+65
+9
+3
+17
-3
+4
+11
+17
-21
-10
+17
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#192000#722001#372002#532003#232004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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