University of Wisconsin Football

The First football games – Played on open space that we now call Library Mall.


The First football stadium – The old Fair Grounds bleachers located where the Engineering campus is now.


Camp Randall Memorial Stadium     1440 Monroe St.     Built 1917 - 4th oldest college football stadium

3 Time Rose Bowl Champions 1994, 1999, 2000

11 Time Big Ten Champions 1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999 & 2010

The Wisconsin Minnesota rivalry is the most played rivalry in Division I-A college football.

  • Wisconsin Bowl History
  • Mendota Gridiron Club
  • Badger Athletics



    • Two Heisman Trophy winners:
  • Alan Ameche 1954
  • Ron Dayne 1999

    College Football Hall of Famers
  • Alan Ameche
  • John Bedessem
  • Marty Below
  • Bob Butler
  • Pat Harder
  • Elroy Hirsch
  • George Little
  • Pat O'Dea
  • Pat Richter
  • Dave Schreiner
  • Barry Alvarez, coach 2010

    Retired Numbers
  • 33 Ron Dayne
  • 35 Alan Ameche
  • 40 Elroy Hirsch
  • 80 Dave Schreiner – All-American end who was killed in WWII
  • 83 Allan Shafer – QB, he died from injuries sustained in a game with Iowa
  • 88 Pat Richter