2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2010 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 19–21 vs. TCU
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Chryst (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Doeren (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPScott Tolzien, J. J. Watt
CaptainGabe Carimi
Lance Kendricks
John Moffitt
Culver St. Jean
Scott Tolzien
Jay Valai
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan State +   7 1     11 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+   7 1     11 2  
Iowa   4 4     8 5  
Illinois   4 4     7 6  
Penn State   4 4     7 6  
Michigan   3 5     7 6  
Northwestern   3 5     7 6  
Purdue   2 6     4 8  
Minnesota   2 6     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     5 7  
No. 5 Ohio State† %   0 1     0 1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

The 2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by fifth-year head coach Bret Bielema, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in the Big Ten to be crowned Big Ten co-champions along with Michigan State. Due to being ranked the highest of the three schools in the BCS rankings at the end of the season, the Badgers earned the conference's automatic bid to the Rose Bowl, where they were defeated 21–19 by TCU.

  1. ^ "Buckeyes vacate wins from last football season". ESPN.com. July 8, 2011. The measures taken by the school included vacating all the Buckeyes' wins from last season, a year in which Ohio State captured a record-tying sixth straight Big Ten title and won an unprecedented seventh straight game over Michigan.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 16". ESPN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.