| 1970 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–4 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Paul Roach (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Lew Stueck (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Chuck Winfrey |
| Captain | Bill Gregory |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 5 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | at No. 18 Oklahoma * | L 7–21 | 58,100 | |
| September 26 | TCU * | T 14–14 | 61,538 | |
| October 3 | No. 16 Penn State * |
| W 29–16 | 55,204 |
| October 10 | at Iowa | L 14–24 | 53,622 | |
| October 17 | Northwestern |
| L 14–24 | 65,278 |
| October 24 | at Indiana | W 30–12 | 48,643 | |
| October 31 | No. 5 Michigan  |
| L 15–29 | 72,389 |
| November 7 | No. 3 Ohio State |
| L 7–24 | 72,758 |
| November 14 | at Illinois | W 29–17 | 36,569 | |
| November 21 | Minnesota |
| W 39–14 | 50,167 |
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Bill Gregory | Defensive tackle | 3 | 77 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Dan Crooks | Defensive back | 13 | 319 | Atlanta Falcons |
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The 1964 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season.
The 1969 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season.
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