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Wisconsin

B10 · 2017 Season · Final

Contender +
Record
13–1
0.929 Win %
Conference
2nd
9–1 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HMWC6–7W 59–10
3Week 3 · Sep 12Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HUSA11–3W 31–14
4Week 4 · Sep 19BYUH2HIND FBSI4–9W 40–6
6Week 6 · Oct 3Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3W 33–24
7Week 7 · Oct 10Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB104–8W 38–17
8Week 8 · Oct 17Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–6W 17–9
9Week 9 · Oct 24Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB104–8W 38–13
10Week 10 · Oct 31Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–10W 24–10
11Week 11 · Nov 7Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–7W 45–17
12Week 12 · Nov 14Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–5W 38–14
13Week 13 · Nov 21Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–5W 24–10
14Week 14 · Nov 28Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–7W 31–0
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–2L 21–27
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC10–3W 34–24

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
0.127
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+82
-2+84
  • Florida Atlantic +11
  • Northwestern +10
  • Miami +10
  • Iowa +8
  • Michigan +8
  • Purdue +7
  • Utah State +6
  • Indiana +5
  • Minnesota +5
  • BYU +4
  • Nebraska +4
  • Maryland +4
  • Illinois +2
  • Ohio State -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 #5Better than 97%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.929 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#7Post-Season W1#7Post-Season W2#6Post-Season W3#5Post-Season W4#5Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+49
+17
+34
+9
+21
+8
+25
+14
+28
+24
+14
+31
-6
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#452012#272013#182014#272015#62016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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