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Wisconsin

B10 · 2021 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
4th
6–3 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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB107–6L 10–16
3Week 3 · Sep 14Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6W 34–7
5Week 5 · Sep 28Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI11–2L 13–41
6Week 6 · Oct 5Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1012–2L 17–38
7Week 7 · Oct 12Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–7W 24–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI9–4W 20–14
9Week 9 · Oct 26Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB109–4W 30–13
10Week 10 · Nov 2Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1010–4W 27–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB105–8W 52–3
12Week 12 · Nov 16Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–9W 35–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB103–9W 35–28
14Week 14 · Nov 30Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB109–4L 13–23
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC8–5W 20–13

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
1.116
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
-14+59
  • Iowa +10
  • Army +9
  • Purdue +9
  • Arizona State +8
  • Eastern Michigan +7
  • Illinois +5
  • Rutgers +5
  • Northwestern +3
  • Nebraska +3
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Michigan -2
  • Minnesota -4
  • Penn State -6

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.692 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23Post-Season W1#22Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#20Post-Season W4#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+27
-28
-21
+24
+6
+17
+20
+49
+28
+7
-10
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#62016#52017#452018#192019#482020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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