1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian White (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Smashmouth |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Cosgrove (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 4 Wisconsin $ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Michigan % | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship (the program's first outright championship since 1962), and outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 153. After starting the season ranked No. 9, the Badgers lost back-to-back games against Cincinnati and No. 4 Michigan and dropped from the rankings. In their fifth game, they came back from a 17–0 deficit to beat No. 12 Ohio State and went on to win eight straight games, including a record-setting 59–0 victory over Indiana. The season concluded with a 17–9 victory over No. 22 Stanford in the 2000 Rose Bowl. The Badgers were ranked No. 4 in the final AP and Coaches polls.
Senior running back Ron Dayne gained 2,034 rushing yards and scored 120 points. He won, among other awards, the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football. Having rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his four years at Wisconsin, Dayne broke the NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) career rushing record, ending his career with 6,397 rushing yards (7,125 including bowl games).
Other key players included offensive tackle Chris McIntosh who was selected as a consensus All-American, cornerback Jamar Fletcher who led the Big Ten in interceptions and won first-team All-America honors, quarterback Brooks Bollinger who was named Big Ten freshman of the year, and wide receiver Nick Davis who tallied over 1,000 total yards on receptions and kickoff and punt returns.
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.