The 2020 season's largest margin: Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2020 — The 2020 Season
Wisconsin's 2020 season (3-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Graham MertzQB1,238 passing yards
- Jalen BergerRB301 rushing yards
- Garrett GroshekRB300 rushing yards
- Jake FergusonTE305 receiving yards
- Jack DunnWR255 receiving yards
- Aron CruickshankWR243 receiving yards
- Jack SanbornLB52 tackles
- Leo ChenalLB40 tackles
- Collin WilderS30 tackles
- Isaiahh LoudermilkDE2 sacks
Season leaders, 2020.
The season's deepest loss: Wisconsin 7, Iowa 28. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Wisconsin beat Wake Forest 42-28 in the postseason.
"On Wisconsin"
2020 is a middle chapter for Wisconsin — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.