The 1979 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1979 college football season.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 8
|
at #6 Purdue
|
|
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
|
L 20–41
|
65,002
|
| September 15*
|
Air Force
|
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
W 38–0
|
66,466
|
| September 22*
|
#20 UCLA
|
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
L 12–37
|
78,830
|
| September 29*
|
at San Diego State
|
|
San Diego Stadium • San Diego, CA
|
L 17–24
|
38,633
|
| October 6
|
Indiana
|
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
L 0–3
|
74,188
|
| October 13
|
#19 Michigan State
|
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
W 38–29
|
77,083
|
| October 20
|
at #6 Ohio State
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
L 0–59
|
87,585
|
| October 27†
|
Iowa
|
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
L 13–24
|
79,026
|
| November 3
|
at #10 Michigan
|
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
L 0–54
|
104,952
|
| November 10
|
Northwestern
|
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
W 28–3
|
68,229
|
| November 17
|
at Minnesota
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
|
W 42–37
|
37,827
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
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