1971-2015
- 1971 (4-6-1)
- Seven players entered NFL Draft
- 1972 (4-7)
- Lost all away games
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 1973 (4-7)
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 1974 (7-4)
- Won Paul Bunyan's Axe in game against Minnesota at Camp Randall with a score of 49-14
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1975 (4-6-1)
- Running back Billy Marek became 30th player in NCAA history to rush for over 3,000 yards in a career
- Three players entered NFL Draft
- 1976 (5-6)
- Won Paul Bunyan's Axe in game against Minnesota at Camp Randall with a score of 26-17
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1977 (5-6)
- Won first five games, lost last six
- 1978 (5-4-2)
- Dave McClain's first year as Head Coach
- Won Paul Bunyan's Axe in game against Minnesota at Camp Randall with a score of 48-10
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 1979 (4-7)
- Won Paul Bunyan's Axe in game against Minnesota at Memorial Stadium with a score of 42-37
- Tom Stauss named team MVP
- Three players entered NFL Draft
- 1980 (4-7)
- Won Paul Bunyan's Axe at Camp Randall 25-7
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1981 (7-5)
- Lost Garden State Bowl to Tennessee 28-21
- Four players entered NFL Draft
- 1982 (7-5)
- Won Independence Bowl vs. Kansas State 14-3; First Bowl Game win, and first game televised by ESPN
- Six players entered NFL Draft
- 1983 (7-4)
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1984 (7-4-1)
- Lost Hall of Fame Classic vs. Kentucky 20-19
- Eleven players entered NFL Draft, three of which were first round picks
- 1985 (5-6)
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1986 (3-9)
- Jim Hilles first year as Head Coach
- Eight players entered NFL Draft
- 1987 (3-8)
- Don Morton's first year as Head Coach
- Four players entered NFL Draft; Paul Gruber was 4th overall pick
- 1988 (1-10)
- Only game won was Paul Bunyan's Axe at Camp Randall 14-7
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1989 (2-9)
- In a game against Indiana, the Badgers allowed an Indiana running back Anthony Thompson to rush for 377 yards in one game. This broke the record the Big Ten Conference record for yards rushed in a single game. This record stood until 2014 when Badger running back Melvin Gordon rushed for 408 yards in a single game.
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1990 (1-10)
- Barry Alvarez's first year as Head Coach
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 1991 (5-6)
- Troy Vincent was only player that entered the NFL Draft and was the 7th overall pick
- 1992 (5-6)
- One player entered NFL Draft
- 1993 (10-1-1)
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champions
- Won Rose Bowl vs. UCLA 21-16
- Most successful season since 1962
- Brent Moss named Big Ten Player of the Year
- Barry Alvarez named Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 1994 (7-4-1)
- Won Hall of Fame Bowl vs. Duke 34-20
- Seven players entered NFL Draft
- 1995 (4-5-2)
- Wisconsin tied Illinois 3-3 in the last game of their season; This was the last game they ever tied due to the adoption of overtime
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 1996 (8-5)
- Won Copper Bowl against Utah 38-10
- Running back Ron Dayne earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year Honors
- Three players entered NFL Draft
- 1997 (8-5)
- Lost Outback Bowl vs. Georgia 6-33
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 1998 (11-1)
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champion
- Won Rose Bowl vs. UCLA 38-31
- Tom Burke won All-America, Bill Willis Trophy, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big Ten
- Aaron Gibson won All-America, All-Big Ten
- Ron Dayne won All-America, 1999 Rose Bowl player of the Game, All-Big Ten
- Matt Davenport won All-Big Ten
- Kevin Stemke won All-Big Ten
- Jamar Fletcher won All-Big Ten
- Casey Rabach won All-Big Ten
- Chris McIntosh won All-Big Ten
- Barry Alvarez won Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Three players entered NFL Draft
- 1999 (10-2)
- Barry Alvarez's 10th year as Head Coach
- Big Ten Conference Champions
- Won Rose Bowl vs. Stanford 17-9
- Brooks Bollinger won Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Ron Dayne won Doak Walker Award, Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Rose Bowl MVP, and was an All-America selection
- Six players entered NFL Draft
- 2000 (9-4)
- Won Sun Bowl vs. UCLA 21-20
- Eight players entered NFL Draft
- Kevin Stemke won Ray Guy Award
- Jamar Fletcher won Jim Thorpe Award
- 2001 (5-7)
- Four players entered NFL Draft
- 2002 (8-6)
- Won Alamo Bowl vs. Colorado 31-28 in OT
- Four players entered NFL Draft
- 2003 (7-6)
- Wisconsin beat Ohio and broke their 19 game winning streak
- Lee Evans tied the Big Ten record for touchdown receptions in a single game, broke the school record for single-game receiving yardage and career receiving touchdowns
- Three players entered NFL Draft
- 2004 (9-3)
- Barry Alvarez's 15th year as head coach
- Lost Outback Bowl to Georgia 24-21
- Seven players entered NFL Draft
- 2005 (10-3)
- Won Capitol One Bowl vs. Auburn 24-10
- Five players entered NFL Draft
- Barry Alvarez's last year as Head Coach
- 2006 (12-1)
- Bret Bielema's first year as Head Coach
- Won Capitol One Bowl vs. Arkansas 17-14
- Joe Thomas was only Badger that entered the NFL Draft and was the third overall pick
- 2007 (9-4)
- Lost Outback Bowl vs. Tennessee 17-21
- Four players entered NFL Draft
- 2008 (7-6)
- Platteville High School graduate Louis Nzegwu joined the Badgers on the field as a Defensive Lineman
- Four players entered NFL Draft and were all third round picks
- 2009 (10-3)
- Won Champs Sports Bowl vs. Miami 20-14
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 2010 (11-2)
- Big Ten Conference Co-Champion
- Lost Rose Bowl vs. TCU 19-21
- Five players entered NFL Draft
- Defensive end J.J. Watt was eleventh overall pick
- 2011 (11-3)
- Big Ten Conference Champions
- Big Ten Leaders Division Co-Champion
- Won Big Ten Championship Game vs. Michigan State 42-39
- Lost Rose Bowl vs. Oregon 38-45
- Jared Abbrederis named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Montee Ball won Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year, and First team All-Big Ten
- Chris Borland named First team All-Big Ten
- Patrick Butrym named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Antonio Fenelus named First team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Travis Frederick named Second team All-Big Ten
- Aaron Henry named First team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Peter Konz named First team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Brad Nortman named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Josh Oglesby named First team All-Big Ten
- Jacob Pedersen named Second team All-Big Ten
- Mike Taylor named First team All-Big Ten and Second team
- Nick Toon named Second team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Ricky Wagner named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Philip Welch named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Russell Wilson named Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year, First team All-Big Ten, and won 2011 Big Ten Championship Game Grange-Griffin MVP Award
- Kevin Zeitler named First team All-Big Ten
- Six players entered NFL Draft
- 2012 (8-6)
- Big Ten Conference Champions
- Won Big Ten Championship Game vs. Nebraska 70-31
- Lost Rose Bowl to Stanford 14-20
- Head coach Bret Bielema accepted the Head Coach position at Arkansas for the 2013 season, and was not present as Head Coach for the 2013 Rose Bowl. Barry Alvarez stepped in to coach the Badgers at the Rose Bowl.
- Jared Abbrederis named First Team All-Big Ten
- Beau Allen named All-Big Ten Honorable mention
- Montee Ball named Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten, First Team All-American, and Consensus All-American
- Chris Borland named First Team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Marcus Cromartie named All-Big Ten Honorable mention
- Travis Frederick named First Team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- David Gilbert named All-Big Ten Honorable mention
- Ryan Groy named Second Team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Ethan Hemer named All-Big Ten Honorable mention
- Drew Meyer named All-Big Ten Honorable mention
- Jacob Pedersen named Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten, and Honorable mention
- Devin Smith named Second Team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Dezmen Southward named All-Big Ten Honorable mention
- Mike Taylor named First Team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention
- Ricky Wagner named First Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-American
- Three players entered NFL Draft
- 2013 (9-4)
- Gary Andersen's first year as Head Coach
- Lost Capitol One Bowl vs. South Carolina 24-34
- Five players entered NFL Draft
- 2014 (11-3)
- Big Ten West Division Champions
- Lost Big Ten Championship vs. Ohio State 0-59
- Head coach Gary Andersen stepped down and became the Head Coach at Oregon State. Athletic director and former Badger Head Coach Barry Alvarez stepped up and was the Head Coach for the Outback Bowl against Auburn.
- Won Outback Bowl vs. Auburn 34-31
- Week 4 - Offensive POTW - RB Melvin Gordon (shared with Nebraska RB Ameer Abdullah)
- Week 10 - Offensive POTW - RB Corey Clement
- Week 11 - Defensive POTW - LB Vince Biegel
- Week 12 - Offensive POTW - RB Melvin Gordon, Defensive POTW - LB Joe Schobert
- Week 13 - Offensive POTW - RB Melvin Gordon
- Sam Arneson named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Vince Biegel named Second team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Michael Caputo named Second team All-Big Ten
- Kyle Costigan named First team All-Big Ten
- Rafael Gaglianone named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Melvin Gordon named Doak Walker Award, Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year, First team All-America Team, and First team All-Big Ten
- Rob Havenstein named First team All-Big Ten
- Darius Hillary named Second team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Derek Landisch named First team All-Big Ten and Second team All-Big Ten
- Dallas Lewallen named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Tyler Marz Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Joe Schobert named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Marcus Trotter named Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Dan Voltz named Second team All-Big Ten and Honorable mention All-Big Ten
- Two players entered NFL Draft
- 2015 (10-3)
- Won Holiday Bowl vs. USC 23-21
- At the end of the season, the Badgers had the #1 defense in college football
- Week 4 - Freshman of the Week - RB, Taiwan Deal
- Week 5 - Co-Defensive Player of the Week - LB, Joe Schobert
- Week 7 - Freshman of the Week - LB, T.J. Edwards
- Week 8 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer
- Week 13 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer
- Vince Biegel named Third team All-Big Ten
- Michael Caputo named Second team All-Big Ten
- Joe Schobert awarded Jack Lambert Trophy, Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, and First team All-Big Ten
- Derek Watt awarded Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
- Two players entered NFL Draft