1889-1930

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    1889 (0-2)

    Very first season; lost only 2 games they played
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    1890 (1-3)

    W: Whitewater Normal School (Now UW-Whitewater)
    (106-0) Biggest win in school history
    L: University of Minnesota
    (63-0) Biggest loss in school history
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    1891 (3-1-1)

    First winning season
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    1892 (4-3)

    Frank Crawford's first season as Head Coach
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    1893 (4-2)

    Parke H. Davis' first season as Head Coach
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    1894 (5-2)

    Left conference and became Independent; Hiram O. Stickney's first season as Head Coach
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    1895 (5-2-1)

    Did not lose a home game
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    1896 (7-1-1)

    Joined Western Conference; Western Conference champions, Philip King's first year as Head Coach
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    1897 (9-1)

    Western Conference champions for second consecutive year
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    1898 (9-1)

    Placed third in Western Conference
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    1899 (9-2)

    Joined Big Ten Conference
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    1900 (8-1)

    Minnesota and Chicago were the only teams the Badgers didn't hold scoreless
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    1901 (9-0)

    Joined Western Conference, Western Conference co-champions; First undefeated season
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    1902 (6-3)

    Won all games at Camp Randall
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    1903 (6-3-1)

    Arthur Curtis' first year as Head Coach
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    1904 (5-3)

    Held all opponents scoreless in winning games
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    1905 (8-2)

    Philip King returns for 8th year as Head Coach after 2 year break
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    1906 (5-0)

    Western Conference co-champion; Charles Hutchins first year as Head Coach
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    1907 (3-1-1)

    First game of season was only loss
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    1908 (5-1)

    Thomas A. Barry's first year as Head Coach
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    1909 (3-1-1)

    Lost homecoming game with a score of 6-34
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    1910 (1-2-2)

    First losing season since 1890
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    1911 (5-1-1)

    John R. Richards' first year as Head Coach
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    1912 (7-0)

    Western Conference champion; William Juneau's first year as Head Coach
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    1913 (3-3-1)

    Lost homecoming game to Minnesota with a score of 3-21
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    1914 (4-2-1)

    Tied homecoming game against Chicago with a score of 0-0
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    1915 (4-3)

    Lost last 3 games of season
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    1916 (4-2-1)

    Paul Withington's first year as Head Coach
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    1917 (4-2-1)

    Placed third in conference
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    1918 (3-3)

    Guy Lowman's first year as Head Coach
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    1919 (5-2)

    Only two loses of season were against Minnesota and Ohio State
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    1920 (6-1)

    Only loss of season was to Ohio State with a score of 7-13
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    1921 (5-1-1)

    Won or tied all home games
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    1922 (4-2-1)

    Beat rival team Minnesota 14-0 at Northrop Field in Minneapolis, MN
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    1923 (3-3-1)

    Jack Ryan's first year as Head Coach
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    1924 (2-3-3)

    First losing season since 1910
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    1925 (6-1-1)

    George Little's first year as Head Coach
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    1926 (5-2-1)

    Falls to rival Minnesota 10-16 at Camp Randall
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    1927 (4-4)

    Glenn Thistlethwaite's first year as Head Coach
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    1928 (7-1-1)

    Only loss was to rival Minnesota during last game of season with a score of 0-6 at Camp Randall
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    1929 (4-5)

    Placed last in conference
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    1930 (6-2-1)

    Slab of Bacon trophy was awarded for first year, and was given to Minnesota after they beat the Badgers 14-0