Program History
All-Time Record: 325-133
Big Ten Championships: 9 (2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2028, 2029, 2034, 2037, 2040)
National Championships: 2 (2028, 2040)
Record by Season
NCAA 10
FBS Independent
The Shawn Watson Era (2 years, 0-24)
2009: 0-12
2010: 0-12
The Chad Glasgow Era (4 years, 24-27)
2011: 2-10
2012: 8-5 (Insight Bowl Win vs. Baylor)
2013: 7-6 (Eagle Bank Bowl Win vs. Toledo)
2014: 7-6 (Independence Bowl Win vs. Texas A&M)
The Scott Frost Era (23 years, 236-64)
2015: 4-8
2016: 12-1 (Armed Forces Bowl Win vs. Air Force | 8th Coaches, 9th AP)
2017: 10-3 (Orange Bowl Loss vs. Florida State | 8th Coaches, 7th AP)
Big Ten Conference
2018: 10-3 (5-3, 4th Big Ten | Outback Bowl Win vs. Arkansas | 9th Coaches, 9th AP)
2019: 12-1 (8-0,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS | BCSNCG Loss vs. Notre Dame | 4th Coaches, 3rd AP)
2020: 11-2 (6-2, 4th Big Ten | Champs Sports Bowl Win vs. Miami | 10th Coaches, 10th AP)
NCAA 11
2021: 11-2 (7-1, 2nd Big Ten | Sugar Bowl Win vs. TCU | 4th Coaches, 3rd AP)
2022: 11-2 (6-2, 3rd Big Ten | Outback Bowl Win vs. Auburn | 10th Coaches, 10th AP)
2023: 9-4 (6-2,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS | Rose Bowl Loss vs. USC | 21st Coaches, 22nd AP)
2024: 11-2 (6-2,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS | Rose Bowl Win vs. USC | 5th Coaches, 3rd AP)
2025: 10-3 (6-2,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS | Rose Bowl Win vs. USC | 10th Coaches, 7th AP)
2026: 11-2 (7-1, 3rd Big Ten | Capital One Bowl Win vs. LSU | 11th Coaches, 11th AP)
2027: 12-1 (7-1, 2nd Big Ten | Orange Bowl Win vs. Cincinnati | 5th Coaches, 5th AP)
2028: 13-0 (8-0,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS,
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | BCSNCG Win vs. Alabama | 1st Coaches, 1st AP)
2029: 11-2 (7-1,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS | Rose Bowl Win vs. USC | 10th Coaches, 8th AP)
NCAA 12
2030: 10-3 (7-2, 2nd Big Ten West | Capital One Bowl Win vs. Arkansas | 18th Coaches, 16th AP)
2031: 10-3 (7-2, 2nd Big Ten West | Rose Bowl Win vs. Nevada | 4th Coaches, 4th AP)
2032: 10-3 (7-2, 2nd Big Ten West | Capital One Bowl Loss vs. LSU | 11th Coaches, 13th AP)
2033: 8-5 (5-4, 4th Big Ten West | Ticket City Bowl Win vs. Northern Illinois | NR Coaches, 25th AP)
2034: 12-2 (7-2, 1st Big Ten West,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS | Rose Bowl Win vs. Arizona State | 5th Coaches, 2nd AP)
NCAA 13
2035: 8-5 (4-5, 5th Big Ten West | Ticket City Bowl Win vs. Tulsa | NR Coaches, NR AP)
2036: 9-4 (6-3, 3rd Big Ten West | Gator Bowl Win vs. Tennessee | 20th Coaches, 20th AP)
2037: 11-3 (8-1, 1st Big Ten West,
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS | Rose Bowl Win vs. Utah (6th Coaches, 3rd AP)
The James Brutus Era (6 Years, 65-18)
2038: 12-2 (8-1, 1st Big Ten Leaders | Fiesta Bowl Win vs. SMU | 6th Coaches, 6th AP)
2039: 9-4 (6-3, 2nd Big Ten Leaders | Rose Bowl Loss vs. Stanford | 16th coaches, 16th AP)
NCAA 14
2040: 14-1 (8-1, 1st Big Ten West |
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS,
CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Win vs. Tennessee; CFPNCG Win vs. Oklahoma | 1st Coaches, 1st AP)
2041: 11-3 (8-1, 1st Big Ten West | Rose Bowl Win vs. Washington | 9th Coaches', 7th AP)
2042: 7-6 (5-4, 2nd Big Ten West | Outback Bowl Loss vs. Arkansas | NR Coaches, NR AP)
2043: 12-2 (9-0, 1st Big Ten West | Orange Bowl Win vs. Virginia Tech | 5th Coaches, 5th AP)
National Champions
NCAA 10
2009: Florida (14-0)
2010: Ole Miss (13-1)
2011: Notre Dame (12-1)
2012: Ohio State (13-0)
2013: Tennessee (13-1)
2014: Florida (14-0)
2015: Florida State (13-1)
2016: Virginia Tech (13-1)
2017: Texas (13-1)
2018: Alabama (13-1)
2019: Notre Dame (13-0)
2020: Cincinnati (13-0)
NCAA 11
2021: Alabama (14-0)
2022: Texas (14-0)
2023: Alabama (14-0)
2024: Alabama (14-0)
2025: Notre Dame (13-0)
2026: USC (13-0)
2027: TCU (13-0)
2028: Wisconsin State (13-0)
2029: Texas (14-0)
NCAA 12
2030: Oklahoma (12-2)
2031: Oregon (14-0)
2032: Wisconsin (13-1)
2033: Florida State (14-0)
2034: Houston (13-1)
NCAA 13
2035: Michigan State (13-0)
2036: Washington (14-0)
2037: USC (10-2)
2038: Oregon (11-1)
2039: UCF (13-0)
NCAA 14
2040: Wisconsin State (14-1)
2041: LSU (15-0)
2042: Texas (15-0)
2043: Ohio State (14-1)
Most National Championships
Alabama - 4
Texas -4
Notre Dame - 3
Florida - 2
Florida State - 2
USC - 2
Oregon - 2
Wisconsin State - 2
Ohio State - 2
Ole Miss - 1
Tennessee - 1
Virginia Tech - 1
Cincinnati - 1
TCU - 1
Oklahoma - 1
Wisconsin - 1
Houston - 1
Michigan State - 1
Washington - 1
UCF - 1
LSU -1
College Football Playoff History (2040 Onward)
2040:
Rose Bowl: #3 Wisconsin State 43, #2 Tennessee 40
Sugar Bowl: #1 Oklahoma 31, #4 Florida State 0
CFP National Championship: #3 Wisconsin State 27, #1 Oklahoma 14
2041:
Cotton Bowl: #1 Ohio State 28, #4 UCLA 21
Orange Bowl: #2 LSU 38, #3 Texas A&M 12
CFP National Championship: #2 LSU 41, #1 Ohio State 38 (4 OT)
2042:
Peach Bowl: #2 Miami 31, #3 Penn State 28
Fiesta Bowl: #1 Texas 30, #4 Middle Tennessee State 27
CFP National Championship: #1 Texas 27, #2 Miami 20
2043:
Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State 35, #4 Alabama 24
Sugar Bowl: #3 Miami 31, #2 Nebraska 24
CFP National Championship: #1 Ohio State 35, #3 Miami 10
College Football Playoff Appearances by School:
Ohio State - 2
Miami - 2
Wisconsin State - 1
Tennessee - 1
Oklahoma - 1
Florida State - 1
UCLA - 1
Texas A&M - 1
LSU - 1
Penn State - 1
Texas - 1
Middle Tennessee State - 1
Nebraska -1
Alabama - 1
Cheese State Showdown (Wisconsin State Leads 22-13)
NCAA 10
2009: Wisconsin 42, Wisconsin State 14 (Kenosha)
2010: Wisconsin 42, Wisconsin State 17 (Madison)
2011: #8 Wisconsin 49, Wisconsin State 0 (Kenosha)
2012: Wisconsin State 10, #19 Wisconsin 7 (Madison)
2013: Wisconsin State 31, Wisconsin (Kenosha)
2014: Wisconsin 59, Wisconsin State 36 (Madison)
2015: #3 Wisconsin 35, Wisconsin State 23 (Kenosha)
2016: Wisconsin State 28, #8 Wisconsin 24 (Madison)
2017: #8 Wisconsin State 28, #2 Wisconsin 14 (Kenosha)
2018: #6 Wisconsin 54, #14 Wisconsin State 20 (Kenosha)
2019: #1 Wisconsin State 17, #6 Wisconsin 13 (Madison)
2020: #3 Wisconsin 31, #6 Wisconsin State 14 (Madison)
NCAA 11
2021: Wisconsin State 38, #6 Wisconsin 7 (Madison)
2022: #10 Wisconsin State 10, Wisconsin 15 (Kenosha)
2023: #7 Wisconsin State 34, #6 Wisconsin 14 (Madison)
2024: Wisconsin 24, #3 Wisconsin State 21 (Kenosha)
2025: #13 Wisconsin State 41, #9 Wisconsin 13 (Madison)
2026: #11 Wisconsin State 56, Wisconsin 0 (Kenosha)
2027: #3 Wisconsin State 30, Wisconsin 27 (OT) (Madison)
2028: #3 Wisconsin State 24, Wisconsin 14 (Kenosha)
2029: #7 Wisconsin State 42, Wisconsin 0 (Madison)
NCAA 12
2030: Wisconsin State 23, #7 Wisconsin 6 (Kenosha)
2031: #19 Wisconsin 49, #15 Wisconsin State 35 (Madison)
2032: #2 Wisconsin 10, #6 Wisconsin State 9 (Madison)
2033: Wisconsin State 77, Wisconsin 17 (Kenosha)
2034: #15 Wisconsin State 34, Wisconsin 24 (Madison)
NCAA 13
2035: #9 Wisconsin 42, Wisconsin State 28 (Kenosha)
2036: #10 Wisconsin 21, #17 Wisconsin State 13 (Madison)
2037: Wisconsin State 34, #1 Wisconsin 31 (OT) (Kenosha)
2038: #34 Wisconsin State 27, #13 Wisconsin 20 (Madison)
2039: #15 Wisconsin State 17, #3 Wisconsin 10 (Kenosha)
NCAA 14
2040: Wisconsin 31, #2 Wisconsin State 24 (Madison)
2041: #11 Wisconsin State 23, Wisconsin 17 (Kenosha)
2042: Wisconsin State 27, Wisconsin 24 (Madison)
2043: #12 Wisconsin State 42, Wisconsin 28 (Kenosha)