2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by second-year head coach Paul Chryst, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

2016 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten West Division champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record11–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Paul Chryst (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJoe Rudolph (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJustin Wilcox (1st season)
Base defense3–4
MVPLeo Musso
CaptainVince Biegel, Dare Ogunbowale
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$  8 1   11 3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^  8 1   11 2  
No. 10 Michigan  7 2   10 3  
Indiana  4 5   6 7  
Maryland  3 6   6 7  
Michigan State  1 8   3 9  
Rutgers  0 9   2 10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy  7 2   11 3  
Iowa  6 3   8 5  
Nebraska  6 3   9 4  
Minnesota  5 4   9 4  
Northwestern  5 4   7 6  
Illinois  2 7   3 9  
Purdue  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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