2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team

	2005 Big Ten football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; ‡ – BCS at-large representative ; § – Conference co-champions ; *All wins for Penn State (11-1, 7-1) vacated due to scandal. ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll;

Wisconsin Badgers football
	2005 Wisconsin Badgers football
Capital One Bowl Champions
Capital One Bowl, W 24–10 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
2005 record	10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (16th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium; (Capacity: 80,321)
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10–3 record, including a 5–3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with Michigan, Northwestern and Iowa.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3*	11:00 AM	Bowling Green		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	W 56–42	82,138^[1]
September 10*	11:00 AM	Temple		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPNU	W 65–0	81,806^[1]
September 17*	6:00 PM	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	W 14–5	60,000^[1]
September 24	5:00 PM	#13 Michigan	#24	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 23–20	83,022^[1]
October 1	11:00 AM	Indiana	#17	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 41–24	82,330^[1]
October 8	11:00 AM	at Northwestern	#14	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 48–51	33,859^[1]
October 15†	11:00 AM	#22 Minnesota	#23	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN	W 38–34	65,089^[1]
October 22	2:30 PM	Purdue	#17	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	W 31–20	82,828^[1]
October 29	11:00 AM	at Illinois	#15	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 41–24	52,158^[1]
November 5	2:30 PM	at #11 Penn State	#14	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 14–35	109,865^[1]
November 12	2:30 PM	Iowa	#19	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	L 10–20	83,184^[1]
November 25*	2:30 PM	at Hawaii	#24	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI		W 41–24	34,031^[1]
January 2*	12:00 PM	vs. #7 Auburn	#20	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	W 24–10	57,221^[1]
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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2005 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#3/3 Penn State †§	0*	–	1	0*	–	1
#4/4 Ohio State ‡§	7	–	1	10	–	2
#15/15 Wisconsin	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern	5	–	3	7	–	5
Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	5
Minnesota	4	–	4	7	–	5
Purdue	3	–	5	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	7
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	9

† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions *All wins for Penn State (11-1, 7-1) vacated due to scandal. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll