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2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2024 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (2nd season; first ten games)
TBD (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Tressel (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (1st season)
Base defense2–4–5 or 3–4
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Oregon y   8 – 0     11 – 0  
No. 5 Indiana   7 – 0     10 – 0  
No. 2 Ohio State   6 – 1     9 – 1  
No. 4 Penn State   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Iowa   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Minnesota   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Illinois   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Washington   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Wisconsin   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Michigan   3 – 4     5 – 5  
USC   3 – 5     5 – 5  
UCLA   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Nebraska   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Michigan State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Northwestern   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Maryland   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Purdue   0 – 6     1 – 9  
Championship: Oregon vs. TBD
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 18, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers are led by second-year head coach Luke Fickell and play home games at Camp Randall Stadium located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Offseason

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2024 NFL draft

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See also: 2024 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 117 Tanor Bortolini C Indianapolis Colts
4 134 Braelon Allen RB New York Jets
Undrafted Travian Blaylock S Chicago Bears
Tanner Mordecai QB San Francisco 49ers
Peter Bowden LS Green Bay Packers
Maema Njongmeta LB Cincinnati Bengals
Hayden Rucci TE Miami Dolphins

Transfers

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Wisconsin outgoing transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Keontez Lewis #3 WR 6'2 185 Junior East Saint Louis, IL Southern Illinois
Skyler Bell #11 WR 6'1 185 Sophomore Redshirt Bronx, NY UConn
Chimere Dike #13 WR 6'1 200 Senior Waukesha, WI Florida
Myles Burkett #16 QB 6'0 205 Freshman Redshirt Franklin, WI Albany
Darian Varner #19 DE 6'3 275 Junior Norfolk, VA Cincinnati
Amaun Williams #31 CB 5'9 175 Junior Redshirt Milwaukee, WI Concordia
Ross Gengler #53 OLB 6'3 220 Junior Redshirt Delavan, WI Wisconsin–La Crosse
Jordan Turner #54 ILB 6'1 222 Junior Redshirt Farmington, MI Michigan State
Rodas Johnson #56 DE 6'2 295 Senior Redshirt Columbus, OH Texas A&M
Keane Bessert #60 LS 6'2 230 Freshman Fruita, CO Kansas State
Dylan Barrett #61 OL 6'5 305 Junior Redshirt St. Charles, IL Iowa State
Trey Wedig #78 OL 6'7 300 Junior Redshirt Oconomowoc, WI Indiana
Jordan Mayer #95 OLB 6'4 235 Freshman Jefferson Hills, PA Penn State
Nolan Rucci #66 OL 6'8 300 Sophomore Redshirt Lititz, PA Penn State
Kaden Johnson #52 OLB 6'2 248 Junior Redshirt Minneapolis, MN Nevada
Aidan Vaughan #50 ILB 6'2 224 Freshman Redshirt Wixom, MI Liberty
Gio Paez #94 DE 6'3 310 Senior Redshirt Los Angeles, CA LSU
Nick Evers #7 QB 6'3 186 Sophomore Redshirt Flower Mound, TX UConn
T.J. Bollers #3 OLB 6'2 270 Junior Redshirt Tiffin, IA California
Gabe Kirschke #58 DL 6'5 250 Sophomore Redshirt Lone Tree, CO Colorado State
Tommy McIntosh #15 WR 6'5 205 Sophomore Redshirt DeWitt, MI Central Michigan
Mike Jarvis #97 DL 6'4 288 Junior Redshirt Medford, NJ Liberty
AJ Tisdell #29 CB 5'11 189 Freshman Redshirt College Station, TX Incarnate Word
Michael Mack #7 CB 6'1 180 Senior Redshirt Glenn Dale, MD Ohio
Wisconsin incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous team
Tyrell Henry #2 WR 6'0 160 Sophomore Roseville, MI Michigan State
John Pius #8 LB 6'2 235 Junior Arlington, VA William & Mary
Leon Lowery #9 DL 6'3 215 Sophomore Redshirt Elizabeth, NJ Syracuse
Tyler Van Dyke #9 QB 6'4 229 Junior Glastonbury, CT Miami (FL)
Jackson McGohan #83 TE 6'3.5 232 Freshman Miamisburg, OH LSU
Cayson Pfeiffer #96 LS 6'0 220 Junior Redshirt Columbus, OH Cincinnati
Sebastian Cheeks #32 LB 6'2 230 Freshman Redshirt Skokie, IL North Carolina
Tawee Walker #29 RB 5'9 216 Junior North Las Vegas, NV Oklahoma
Jaheim Thomas #28 LB 6'4 240 Junior Redshirt Cincinnati, OH Arkansas
RJ Delancey III #4 CB 6'0 180 Junior Miami, FL Toledo
Elijah Hills #93 DL 6'1 275 Junior Rockaway, NJ Albany
Tackett Curtis #25 LB 6'2 225 Freshman Many, LA USC
Leyton Nelson #57 OL 6'6 308 Junior Orlando, FL Vanderbilt
Joseph Griffin Jr. #2 WR 6'3 199 Sophomore Springfield, MA Boston College
Brandon Lane #95 DL 6'3 300 Sophomore Redshirt Kansas City, MO Stephen F. Austin
Joey Okla #65 OL 6'2 320 Freshman Redshirt Hartland, WI Illinois

Preseason

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Preseason Big Ten poll

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Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2024 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish seventh overall in the Big Ten standings.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio State 480 (21)
2 Oregon 448 (6)
3 Penn State 418
4 Michigan 411
5 Iowa 363
6 USC 346
7 Wisconsin 313
8 Nebraska 293
9 Rutgers 249
10 Washington 236
11 Maryland 185
12 Minnesota 183
13 Illinois 145
14 Northwestern 138
15 UCLA 124
16 Michigan State 119
17 Indiana 76
18 Purdue 65

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.Western Michigan*
FS1W 28–1475,158
September 72:30 p.m.No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
FS1W 27–1376,069
September 1411:00 a.m.No. 4 Alabama*
FOXL 10–4276,323
September 282:30 p.m.at No. 13 USC
CBSL 21–3874,118
October 511:00 a.m.Purduedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNW 52–676,091
October 1211:00 a.m.at Rutgers
BTNW 42–750,111
October 1911:00 a.m.at Northwestern
BTNW 23–312,023
October 266:30 p.m.No. 3 Penn State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
NBCL 13–2876,403
November 26:30 p.m.at Iowa
NBCL 10–4269,250
November 166:30 p.m.No. 1 Oregon
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
NBCL 13–1676,298
November 232:30 p.m.at Nebraska
BTN
November 2911:00 a.m.Minnesota
CBS

Rankings

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Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRV——————————————
CoachesRVRVRV——————RV———————
CFPNot released——————Not released

Personnel

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Roster

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2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Chez Mellusi GS
WR 2 Trech Kekahuna  Fr
RB 3 Tawee Walker Sr
WR 4 C. J. Williams Jr
WR 5 Quincy Burroughs  So
WR 6 Will Pauling  Jr
RB 7 Dilin Jones Fr
WR 8 Vinny Anthony II Jr
WR 9 Bryson Green Sr
QB 10 Tyler Van Dyke Injured  Sr
QB 11 Mabrey Mettauer Fr
WR 12 Joseph Griffin Jr. Jr
RB 13 Darrion Dupree Fr
WR 14 Tyrell Henry Jr
QB 16 Milos Spasojevic Fr
QB 17 Cole LaCrue  Fr
QB 18 Braedyn Locke  So
WR 19 Langdon Nordgaard Fr
RB 20 Nate White  Fr
WR 21 Cam Fane  So
WR 22 Kyan Berry-Johnson Fr
WR 23 Davion Thomas-Kumpula  Fr
RB 25 Cade Yacamelli  So
WR 26 Grady O'Neill  So
WR 27 Haakon Anderson  Sr
WR 30 Alex Moeller  Jr
RB 31 Gideon Ituka Fr
RB 34 Jackson Acker  Jr
TE 37 Riley Nowakowski  Sr
TE 38 Tucker Ashcraft So
TE 41 J. T. Seagreaves  So
RB 43 Grover Bortolotti  Jr
RB 44 Zach Gloudeman  So
OL 50 Ryan Cory Fr
OL 55 Kevin Heywood Fr
OL 56 Joe Brunner  So
OL 57 Jake Renfro  Sr
OL 58 Manny Mullens  Jr
OL 60 Joe Huber  Sr
OL 61 Joey Okla  So
OL 64 Evan Brown  Fr
OL 65 James Durand  Fr
OL 66 Leyton Nelson Jr
OL 67 J. P. Benzschawel  Jr
OL 70 Barrett Nelson  So
OL 71 Riley Mahlman  Jr
OL 73 Kerry Kodanko  Sr
OL 74 Derek Jensen Fr
OL 75 Emerson Mandell Fr
OL 76 John Clifford  So
OL 77 Peyton Lange  Fr
OL 78 Colin Cubberly Fr
OL 79 Jack Nelson  Sr
WR 84 Chris Brooks Jr.  So
TE 85 Grant Stec Fr
TE 87 Jackson McGohan So
TE 89 Rob Booker II Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
OLB 0 John Pius  Sr
ILB 1 Jake Chaney Sr
CB 2 Ricardo Hallman Jr
CB 3 Nyzier Fourqurean  Sr
LB 4 Tackett Curtis So
CB 5 R. J. Delancy III  Sr
CB 6 Xavier Lucas Fr
LB 7 Jaheim Thomas  Sr
OLB 8 Leon Lowery Jr.  Sr
S 9 Austin Brown Jr
CB 11 Omillio Agard Fr
CB 12 Max Lofy  Sr
S 13 Kamo'i Latu GS
S 14 Preston Zachman  Sr
LB 15 Sebastian Cheeks  So
CB 16 Amare Snowden  Fr
OLB 17 Darryl Peterson  Jr
S 18 Owen Arnett  Jr
OLB 19 Thomas Heiberger Fr
S 20 Braedyn Moore  Fr
CB 21 Jonas Duclona So
CB 22 Jace Arnold  Fr
LB 23 Landon Gauthier Fr
S 24 Hunter Wohler Sr
S 25 Justin Taylor  Fr
CB 26 Jay Harper Fr
S 27 Raphael Dunn Fr
LB 28 Christian Alliegro So
OLB 30 Angel Toombs  Fr
S 34 Charlie Jarvis  So
S 38 Mason Lane Fr
ILB 42 Tyler Jansey  Fr
S 43 Jackson Trudgeon  So
LB 45 Garrison Solliday  Jr
S 45 Brandon Shepherd Jr
OLB 46 Tamer Dalloul Fr
LB 47 Evan Van Dyn Hoven  Fr
OLB 51 Anelu Lafaele Fr
LB 55 Drew Braam Fr
OLB 56 Cody Raymond Fr
OLB 59 Aaron Witt  Jr
DL 60 Hank Weber Fr
DL 68 Ben Barten  Sr
DL 76 Dillan Johnson Fr
DL 77 Will McDonald  Fr
DL 85 Nolan Vils  Fr
DL 90 James Thompson Jr.  Sr
DL 91 Jamel Howard  Fr
DL 92 Curt Neal  So
DL 93 Ernest Willor Jr. Fr
DL 94 Elijah Hills Sr
DL 95 Brandon Lane  Jr
DL 96 Cade McDonald  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 28 Gavin Meyers  Sr
K 29 Nate Van Zelst  Jr
P 49 Atticus Bertrams So
LS 54 Deed Capper Fr
LS 64 Duncan McKinley  Sr
K 90 Nathanial Vakos Jr
K 91 Sean West Fr
K 97 Gavin Lahm Jr
K 98 Gianni Smith Sr
LS 99 Cayson Pfeiffer GS


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Phil Longo – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Mike Tressel – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
  • Alex Grinch – Co-defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Matt Mitchell – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers
  • A. J. Blazek – Offensive linemen
  • Kenny Guiton – Wide receivers
  • Paul Haynes – Cornerbacks
  • Nate Letton – Tight ends
  • Devon Spalding – Running backs
  • E. J. Whitlow – Defensive linemen
  • Jack Cooper – Assistant defensive backs
  • Casey Rabach – Assistant offensive linemen
  • Eric Raisbeck – Assistant special teams coordinator
  • Lee Rose – Senior offensive analyst
  • Zach Patterson – Offensive quality control
  • Tuf Borland – Graduate assistant
  • Cooper Eckhardt – Graduate assistant
  • Zack Heeman – Graduate assistant
  • Daeshon Martin – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9/14/24

Coaching staff

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Wisconsin football current coaching staff[4]
Name Position Alma mater Years at Wisconsin
Luke Fickell Head coach Ohio State University 2nd
Phil Longo Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Rowan University 2nd
Mike Tressel Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Cornell College (IA) 2nd
Alex Grinch Co-defensive coordinator/safeties University of Mount Union 1st
AJ Blazek Offensive line University of Iowa 1st
Kenny Guiton Wide receivers Ohio State University 1st
Devon Spalding Running backs Central Michigan University 2nd
Nate Letton Tight ends Centre College 2nd
Paul Haynes Cornerbacks Kent State University 2nd
E.J. Whitlow Defensive line University of Findlay 1st
Matt Mitchell Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers Cornell College (IA) 2nd
Greg Gillum Chief of staff Ohio State University 2nd
Pat Lambert Director of recruiting University of Cincinnati 2nd
Max Stienecker Director of player personnel University of Cincinnati 2nd
Brady Collins Director of football strength & conditioning University of Kentucky 2nd
Jack Del Rio Senior adviser to the head coach University of Southern California 1st

Depth chart

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Game summaries

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Western Michigan

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See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 7 0714
Badgers 0 10 31528

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: Friday August 30, 2024
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C); Wind: NW 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 75,158
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
  • [1]
Game information

No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota

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See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota Coyotes (1–0) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (1–0)– Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 (FCS) Coyotes 0 3 10013
Badgers 14 3 3727

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C); Wind: N 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 76,069
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • [2]
Game information

No. 4 Alabama

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See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (2–0) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Crimson Tide 7 14 14742
Badgers 3 0 7010

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C); Wind: SE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 76,323
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
  • [3]
Game information

at No. 13 USC

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See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team
Wisconsin Badgers (2–1) vs. No. 13 USC Trojans (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 14 0021
No. 13 Trojans 7 3 141438

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C); Wind: N 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 74,118
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline)
  • [4]
Game information

Purdue

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See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Purdue Boilermakers (1–3) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 0 6 006
Badgers 14 7 211052

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C); Wind: SE 14 mph
  • Game attendance: 76,091
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
  • [5]
Game information

at Rutgers

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See also: 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Wisconsin Badgers (3–2) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 14 0 141442
Scarlet Knights 0 0 077

at SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C); Wind: NW 14 mph
  • Game attendance: 50,111
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information

at Northwestern

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See also: 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Wisconsin (4–2) vs. Northwestern (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 14 7223
Wildcats 0 0 303

at Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C); Wind: SW 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 12,023
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
  • [6]
Game information

No. 3 Penn State

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See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
No. 3 Penn State (6–0) vs. Wisconsin (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Nittany Lions 0 7 71428
Badgers 3 7 3013

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 49 °F (9 °C); Wind: N 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 76,403
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
  • [7]
Game information

at Iowa

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See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Wisconsin (5–3) vs. Iowa (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 3 0 0710
Hawkeyes 0 14 141442

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C); Wind: SE 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
  • [8]
Game information

No. 1 Oregon

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See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 1 Oregon (10–0) vs. Wisconsin (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Ducks 6 0 01016
Badgers 0 10 3013

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C); Wind: SE 14 mph
  • Game attendance: 76,298
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
  • [9]
Game information

at Nebraska

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See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Wisconsin (5–5) vs. Nebraska (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 0 000
Cornhuskers 0 0 000

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Date: November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m
  • TV: BTN
Game information

Minnesota

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See also: 2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Minnesota vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 000
Badgers 0 0 000

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 30, 2024
Game information

References

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  1. ^ Means, Stephen (July 22, 2024). "Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll". Cleveland.com.
  2. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Potrykus, Jeff. "Wisconsin hosts Alabama for first time since 1928, visits USC for first time since 1966, plus other 2024 schedule takeaways". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 28, 2023.