The following is a lead of the head coaches of the Wisconsin Badgers football, which represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Badgers have competed in the Big Ten Conference since its formation in 1896.
| Coach | Years | Record | Conference Record |
Conference Titles |
Bowl Appearances | Bowl Record | NCAA Championships |
NCAA Runner Up |
| Alvin Kletsch | 1889 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Ted Mestre | 1890 | 1–3 | ||||||
| Herb Alward | 1891 | 3–1–1 | ||||||
| Frank Crawford | 1892 | 5–2 | ||||||
| Parke H. Davis | 1893 | 4–2 | ||||||
| Hiram O. Stickney | 1894–1895 | 10–4–1 | ||||||
| Philip King | 1896–1902 | 57–9–1 | 16–6–1 | 1896, 1897, 1901 | ||||
| Arthur Curtis | 1903–1904 | 11–6–1 | 0–6–1 | |||||
| Philip King | 1905 | 8–2 | 1–2 | |||||
| Charles P. Hutchins | 1906–1907 | 8–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 1906 | ||||
| Thomas A. Barry | 1908–1910 | 9–4–3 | 5–4–2 | |||||
| John R. Richards | 1911 | 5–1–1 | 2–1–1 | |||||
| William Juneau | 1912–1915 | 18–8–2 | 10–7–2 | 1912 | ||||
| Paul Withington | 1916 | 4–2–1 | 1–2–1 | |||||
| John R. Richards | 1917 | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | |||||
| Guy Lowman | 1918 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |||||
| John R. Richards | 1919–1922 | 20–6–2 | 12–6–2 | |||||
| John J. Ryan | 1923–1924 | 5–6–4 | 1–5–3 | |||||
| George Little | 1925–1926 | 11–3–2 | 6–3–2 | |||||
| Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1927–1931 | 26–16–3 | 10–14–2 | |||||
| Clarence Spears | 1932–1935 | 13–17–2 | 7–13–2 | |||||
| Harry Stuhldreher | 1936–1948 | 45–62–6 | 26–45–4 | |||||
| Ivy Williamson | 1949–1955 | 41–19–4 | 29–13–4 | 1952 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Milt Bruhn | 1956–1966 | 52–45–6 | 35–37–5 | 1959, 1962 | 2 | 0–2 | 1962 | |
| John Coatta | 1967–1969 | 3–26–1 | 3–17–1 | |||||
| John Jardine | 1970–1977 | 37–47–3 | 25–38–1 | |||||
| Dave McClain | 1978–1985 | 46–42–3 | 32–34–3 | 3 | 1–2 | |||
| Jim Hilles | 1986 | 3–9 | 2–6 | |||||
| Don Morton | 1987–1989 | 6–27 | 3–21 | |||||
| Barry Alvarez | 1990–2005 | 118–73–4 | 65–60–3 | 1993, 1998, 1999 | 11 | 8–3 | ||
| Bret Bielema | 2006–2012 | 68–24 | 37–19 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | 6 | 2–4 | ||
| Barry Alvarez (Interim) | 2012 | 0–1 | 1 | 0–1 | ||||
| Gary Andersen | 2013–2014 | 19–7 | 13–3 | 1 | 0–1 | |||
| Barry Alvarez (Interim) | 2014 | 1–0 | 1 | 1–0 | ||||
| Paul Chryst | 2015–2022 | 67–26 | 43–18 | 7 | 6–1 | |||
| Jim Leonhard (Interim) | 2022 | 4–3 | 4–3 | |||||
| Luke Fickell | 2023–present | 8–6 | 5–4 | 2 | 1–1 | |||
| Total | 1889–present | 742–518–53 | 403–391–41 | 14 | 35 | 19–16 | 0 | 1 |
Updated on: May 11, 2023 (Updated through 2022 season) All Data from The Wisconsin all-time results page[1]