1898-1940
- 1898-1899 (0-3)
- Lost to Milwaukee Normal Alumni 15-25 in their first ever game
- 1899-1900 (1-1)
- Won first ever game against Wayland Academy (25-15)
- 1900-1901 (1-1)
- Defeated Wayland Academy for the second straight year (35-22)
- 1901-1902 (7-3)
- Lost only conference game to Minnesota 10-30
- 1902-1903 (5-2)
- Lost only conference game to Minnesota for a second straight year (11-33)
- 1903-1904 (11-4)
- Played their first ever home game in the Red Gym on 2/20/1904 and defeated Milwaukee AC 35-13
- 1904-1905 (10-8)
- Emmett Angell's first season as head coach
- Christian Steinmetz becomes first Badger named player of year
- Christian Steinmetz and C.D. Mclees named first ever Badger All-Americans
- 1905-1906 (12-2)
- Started the season (8-0)
- 1906-1907 (11-3)
- Western Conference Co-Champions
- Frank Arthur named All-American
- 1907-1908 (10-2)
- Western Conference Co-Champions
- Hugh Harer and Helmer Swenholt named All-Americans
- 1908-1909 (8-4)
- Haskell Noyes' first season as head coach
- Helmer Swenholt named All-Americans
- 1909-1910 (9-5)
- Only losses came against teams they also beat
- 1910-1911 (8-7)
- Beat Conference Champions Purdue
- Walter Scoville named All-American
- 1911-1912 (15-0)
- Western Conference Champions
- National Champions
- Walter Meanwell's first season as head coach
- Otto Stangel named All-American
- 1912-1913 (14-1)
- Western Conference Champions
- Allen Johnson named All-American
- 1913-1914 (15-0)
- Western Conference Champions
- National Champions
- Carl Harper and Eugene Van Gent named All-Americans
- 1914-1915 (13-4)
- Only losses came against Chicago and Illinois
- George Levis named All-American
- 1915-1916 (20-1)
- Western Conference Champions
- National Champions
- George Levis and Bill Chandler named All-Americans
- 1916-1917 (15-3)
- Harold Olsen named All-American
- 1917-1918 (14-3)
- Guy Lowman's first season as head coach
- Big Ten Conference Champions
- Bill Chandler and Eber Simpson named All-Americans
- 1918-1919 (5-11)
- First losing season since their first season
- 1919-1920 (15-5)
- Started the season (9-0)
- 1920-1921 (13-4)
- Walter Meanwell returns as head coach
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1921-1922 (14-5)
- Finished second in the Big Ten Conference
- 1922-1923 (12-3)
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1923-1924 (11-5)
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1924-1925 (6-11)
- Finished 9th in the Big Ten Conference
- 1925-1926 (8-9)
- Had a seven game losing streak, longest to date
- 1926-1927 (10-7)
- Finished tied for 4th in the Big Ten Conference
- 1927-1928 (13-4)
- Missed winning the Big Ten Championship by one game
- 1928-1929 (15-2)
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- 1929-1930 (15-2)
- Won all home games
- Last year playing games in the Red Gym
- 1930-1931 (8-9)
- Won first ever game at the UW Fieldhouse against Carroll (WI) by a score of 17-14
- 1931-1932 (8-10)
- Won an overtime game against Maryland 32-30
- 1932-1933 (7-13)
- Had an eight game losing streak, longest to date
- 1933-1934 (14-6)
- Finished second in the Big Ten Conference
- Walter Meanwell's last season as head coach
- 1934-1935 (15-5)
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- Harold E. Foster's first season as head coach
- 1935-1936 (11-9)
- Finished 8th in the Big Ten Conference
- Finished 8th in the Big Ten Conference
- 1936-1937 (8-12)
- Beat Ohio State 35-33 in overtime
- Beat Ohio State 35-33 in overtime
- 1937-1938 (10-10)
- Beat Minnesota 35-28
- Beat Minnesota 35-28
- 1938-1939 (10-10)
- Tied for 7th in the Big Ten Conference
- Tied for 7th in the Big Ten Conference
- 1939-1940 (5-15)
- Finished 9th in the Big Ten Conference
- Finished 9th in the Big Ten Conference