1976 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1976 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1976 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (7th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons

1976 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3/3 Michigan §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#6/5 Ohio State §	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1976 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1976 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at #2 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Atbor, MI	L 27–40	101,347
September 18*	North Dakota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 45–9	62,213
September 25*	Washington State		Camp Randall stadium • Madison, WI	W 35–26	64,658
October 2*	at #9 Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 24–34	48,350
October 9	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 16–18	79,111
October 16	#9 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 20–30	79,579
October 23	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 28–25	24,580
October 30	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 25–31	54,121
November 6†	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 38–21	79,521
November 13	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	L 14–15	27,518
November 20	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 26–17	60,304
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1977 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
John Rasmussen	Offensive Tackle	10	276	New England Patriots