1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at Camp Randall, catapulting Wisconsin to the No. The climb back to dominance (1942–1962) 1954 Heisman Trophy winner, FB Alan Amecheġ942 was an important year for Wisconsin football. The team posted mostly winning seasons over the next several seasons however. The 1912 season would be their last conference title until 1952. With the exception of their second undefeated season in 1912, in which they won their fifth Big Ten title. Over the next ten years, the Badgers won or shared the conference title three more times (1897, 1901, and 1906), and recorded their first undefeated season, going 9–0–0 (1901). Upon the formation of the Big Ten conference in 1896, Wisconsin became the first-ever conference champion with a 7–1–1 record. Since then, the Badgers and Gophers have met 127 times, making Wisconsin vs Minnesota the most-played rivalry in the Football Bowl Subdivision. However, the very next week the Badgers suffered what remains their most lopsided defeat, a humiliating 63–0 loss at the hands of the University of Minnesota. In 1890, Wisconsin earned its first victory with a 106–0 drubbing of Whitewater Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater), still the most lopsided win in school history. The first Badger football team took the field in 1889, losing the only two games it played that season. The early years (1889–1912) Pat 'Kangaroo Kicker' O'Dea, here as captain of the 1898–99 team The 1903 team Without shelter in the winter, the miners had to 'live like badgers' in tunnels burrowed into hillsides. In the 1820s and 1830s, prospectors came to the state looking for minerals, primarily lead. The team's nickname originates in the early history of Wisconsin. See also: List of Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Team name origin Wisconsin has had two Heisman Trophy winners, Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne, and has had twelve former players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The program has been one of the most successful programs since the 1990s. Wisconsin is one of 26 College football programs to win 700 or more games. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football. The Badgers have competed in the Big Ten since its formation in 1896.

Wisconsin competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the West Division of the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten). The Wisconsin Badgers football program represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the sport of American football.

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