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Wisconsin

B10 · 2006 Season · Final

Developing
Record
12–1
0.923 Win %
Conference
3rd
7–1 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

2006 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC4–8W 35–14
3Week 3 · Sep 12FCSUnranked—W 34–10
4Week 4 · Sep 19San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC3–9W 14–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–2L 13–27
6Week 6 · Oct 3Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–7W 52–17
7Week 7 · Oct 10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–8W 41–9
8Week 8 · Oct 17Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–7W 48–12
9Week 9 · Oct 24Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB108–6W 24–3
10Week 10 · Oct 31Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–10W 30–24
11Week 11 · Nov 7Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB109–4W 13–3
12Week 12 · Nov 14Iowa (IOWA)H2HB106–7W 24–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC2–10W 35–3
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC10–4W 17–14

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
1.346
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+57
-2+59
  • Arkansas +10
  • Penn State +9
  • Purdue +8
  • Minnesota +6
  • Iowa +6
  • Indiana +5
  • Bowling Green +4
  • Northwestern +4
  • San Diego State +3
  • Illinois +2
  • Buffalo +2
  • Michigan -2

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 #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.923 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12W14#14Regular Season Final#15Post-Season W3#11Post-Season W4#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+24
+14
-14
+35
+32
+36
+21
+6
+10
+3
+32
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#722001#372002#532003#232004#172005

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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