2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2012 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLeaders Division
Record8–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Ash (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlie Partridge (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPJared Abbrederis
Montee Ball
Chris Borland
Mike Taylor
CaptainMontee Ball
Chris Borland
Travis Frederick
Shelton Johnson
Mike Taylor
Ricky Wagner
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy   7 1     10 4  
No. 24 Michigan   6 2     8 5  
No. 17 Northwestern   5 3     10 3  
Michigan State   3 5     7 6  
Iowa   2 6     4 8  
Minnesota   2 6     6 7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x   8 0     12 0  
Penn State*   6 2     8 4  
Wisconsin y$   4 4     8 6  
Purdue   3 5     6 7  
Indiana   2 6     4 8  
Illinois   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl were members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013.