Wisconsin
Big Ten · 1–1 · MRI Classic #106
Power-0.1#70 of 138
Résumé-0.00#74 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #71 last week
Best winWestern Illinois (36–9)
Worst lossNotre Dame (13–41)
Schedule faced-1.2 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+3.5 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Notre Dame | L 13–41 | -32.4 | +4.4 |
| 2 | vs | Western Illinois FCS | W 36–9 | +38.8 | -11.8 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | Eastern Michigan | +23.9 | 93% |
| 4 | at | Penn State | -26.4 | 6% |
| 5 | vs | Michigan State | +2.3 | 56% |
| 7 | at | UCLA | -10.0 | 27% |
| 8 | vs | USC | -14.4 | 19% |
| 9 | at | Iowa | -21.8 | 9% |
| 10 | vs | Rutgers | +13.1 | 79% |
| 11 | at | Maryland | -11.8 | 24% |
Season by season
Best finish: #2 in 2017. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 75 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 of 136 | 4–8 | 2.21 | Power |
| 2024 | 47 of 134 | 5–7 | 5.28 | Power |
| 2023 | 39 of 133 | 7–6 | 7.35 | Power |
| 2022 | 28 of 131 | 7–6 | 11.02 | Power |
| 2021 | 11 of 130 | 9–4 | 17.86 | Power |
| 2020 | 11 of 128 | 4–3 | 17.98 | Power |
| 2019 | 4 of 130 | 10–4 | 101.13 | MRI |
| 2018 | 30 of 130 | 8–5 | 49.12 | MRI |
| 2017 | 2 of 130 | 12–1 | 112.14 | MRI |
| 2016 | 10 of 128 | 11–3 | 76.60 | MRI |
| 2015 | 22 of 128 | 10–3 | 66.11 | MRI |
| 2014 | 9 of 128 | 11–3 | 83.96 | MRI |
| 2013 | 17 of 126 | 9–4 | 73.95 | MRI |
| 2012 | 21 of 124 | 8–6 | 60.08 | MRI |
| 2011 | 8 of 120 | 11–3 | 98.51 | MRI |
| 2010 | 11 of 120 | 11–2 | 82.47 | MRI |
| 2009 | 13 of 120 | 10–3 | 65.93 | MRI |
| 2008 | 54 of 120 | 7–6 | 30.10 | MRI |
| 2007 | 39 of 120 | 9–4 | 48.85 | MRI |
| 2006 | 10 of 119 | 12–1 | 84.42 | MRI |
| 2005 | 25 of 119 | 10–3 | 57.05 | MRI |
| 2004 | 33 of 117 | 9–3 | 50.86 | MRI |
| 2003 | 34 of 117 | 7–6 | 49.73 | MRI |