The following is a lead of the head coaches of the Wisconsin Badgers football, which represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Badgers have competed in the Big Ten Conference since its formation in 1896.
Head coaching history
editCoach | Years | Record | Conference Record |
Conference Titles |
Bowl Appearances | Bowl Record | NCAA Championships |
NCAA Runner Up |
Alvin Kletsch | 1889 | 0–2 | ||||||
Ted Mestre | 1890 | 1–3 | ||||||
Herb Alward | 1891 | 3–1–1 | ||||||
Frank Crawford | 1892 | 5–2 | ||||||
Parke H. Davis | 1893 | 4–2 | ||||||
Hiram O. Stickney | 1894–1895 | 10–4–1 | ||||||
Philip King | 1896–1902 | 57–9–1 | 16–6–1 | 1896, 1897, 1901 | ||||
Arthur Curtis | 1903–1904 | 11–6–1 | 0–6–1 | |||||
Philip King | 1905 | 8–2 | 1–2 | |||||
Charles P. Hutchins | 1906–1907 | 8–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 1906 | ||||
Thomas A. Barry | 1908–1910 | 9–4–3 | 5–4–2 | |||||
John R. Richards | 1911 | 5–1–1 | 2–1–1 | |||||
William Juneau | 1912–1915 | 18–8–2 | 10–7–2 | 1912 | ||||
Paul Withington | 1916 | 4–2–1 | 1–2–1 | |||||
John R. Richards | 1917 | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | |||||
Guy Lowman | 1918 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |||||
John R. Richards | 1919–1922 | 20–6–2 | 12–6–2 | |||||
John J. Ryan | 1923–1924 | 5–6–4 | 1–5–3 | |||||
George Little | 1925–1926 | 11–3–2 | 6–3–2 | |||||
Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1927–1931 | 26–16–3 | 10–14–2 | |||||
Clarence Spears | 1932–1935 | 13–17–2 | 7–13–2 | |||||
Harry Stuhldreher | 1936–1948 | 45–62–6 | 26–45–4 | |||||
Ivy Williamson | 1949–1955 | 41–19–4 | 29–13–4 | 1952 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
Milt Bruhn | 1956–1966 | 52–45–6 | 35–37–5 | 1959, 1962 | 2 | 0–2 | 1962 | |
John Coatta | 1967–1969 | 3–26–1 | 3–17–1 | |||||
John Jardine | 1970–1977 | 37–47–3 | 25–38–1 | |||||
Dave McClain | 1978–1985 | 46–42–3 | 32–34–3 | 3 | 1–2 | |||
Jim Hilles | 1986 | 3–9 | 2–6 | |||||
Don Morton | 1987–1989 | 6–27 | 3–21 | |||||
Barry Alvarez | 1990–2005 | 118–73–4 | 65–60–3 | 1993, 1998, 1999 | 11 | 8–3 | ||
Bret Bielema | 2006–2012 | 68–24 | 37–19 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | 6 | 2–4 | ||
Barry Alvarez (Interim) | 2012 | 0–1 | 1 | 0–1 | ||||
Gary Andersen | 2013–2014 | 19–7 | 13–3 | 1 | 0–1 | |||
Barry Alvarez (Interim) | 2014 | 1–0 | 1 | 1–0 | ||||
Paul Chryst | 2015–2022 | 67–26 | 43–18 | 7 | 6–1 | |||
Jim Leonhard (Interim) | 2022 | 4–3 | 4–3 | |||||
Luke Fickell | 2023–present | 8–6 | 5–4 | 2 | 1–1 | |||
Total | 1889–present | 742–518–53 | 403–391–41 | 14 | 35 | 19–16 | 0 | 1 |
Updated on: May 11, 2023 (Updated through 2022 season) All Data from The Wisconsin all-time results page[1]