1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1996 Wisconsin Badgers football
Copper Bowl Champion
Copper Bowl, W 38-10 vs. Utah
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress (5th as OC; 6th overall season)
Offensive schemeSmashmouth
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (2nd as OC; 7th overall season)
Base defense4–3
MVPPete Monty
CaptainDaryl Carter
Cayetano Castro
Pete Monty
Tarek Saleh
Jamie Vanderveldt
Jerry Wunsch
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,129)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State +   7 1     11 1  
No. 15 Northwestern +   7 1     9 3  
No. 7 Penn State   6 2     11 2  
No. 18 Iowa   6 2     9 3  
No. 20 Michigan   5 3     8 4  
Michigan State   5 3     6 6  
Wisconsin   3 5     8 5  
Purdue   2 6     3 8  
Minnesota   1 7     4 7  
Indiana   1 7     3 8  
Illinois   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by seventh year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.