the last time the badgers went to the rose bowl was january 1, 2013.
the last time the badgers went to the rose bowl was january 1, 2013.
when was the last time the badgers went to the rose bowl?
january 1 , 2013
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the 2013 rose bowl, the 99th edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on tuesday, january 1, 2013, at the same-named stadium in pasadena, california. the pasadena tournament of roses association is the organizer of the game. the game matched big ten conference champions wisconsin badgers against the pac-12 conference champions stanford cardinal, a rematch of the same two teams in the 2000 rose bowl. the cardinal defeated the badgers 20–14 for the rose bowl championship. this was wisconsin's third consecutive rose bowl defeat.
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the badgers experienced great success during the 1950s under williamson, finishing in the ap top 25 eight times that decade. in one stretch, from 1950-1954, the badgers went 26-8-3. the badgers' success during those seasons was defined by a stout defense, dubbed "the hard rocks", which usually finished in the top 5 of the nation in overall defense, including leading the nation in 1951. in 1952, the team received its first #1 ranking by the associated press. that season, the badgers again claimed the big ten title and earned their first trip to the rose bowl. there they were defeated 7–0 by the southern california, and would finish the season ranked #11 in the ap. in 1954 after a 7-2 season, wisconsin's alan ameche became the first badger to win the heisman trophy. ivy williamson stepped down as head coach in 1955 to become athletic director, and was replaced by his former assistant coach, milt bruhn. bruhn would continue wisconsin's success, after an initial setback with a 1-5-3 record in 1956. wisconsin returned to the rose bowl as big ten champions in 1959, but fell to the washington huskies, 44-8.
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