The Wisconsin Badgers are using a notable result from the 2024 season as motivation this spring as they prepare for the upcoming 2025 campaign.
That game: A 42-10 road loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes on Nov. 2. The result dropped the Badgers to 5-5 at the time, plus it became a key part of the team's larger four-game losing streak to close the season. It was also Wisconsin's worst to rival Iowa since 1968, with the Hawkeyes' 42 points the most the Badgers have allowed in the series since 1975. Furthermore, it headlined Wisconsin's 0-3 record in rivalry games in 2024, those losses coming by a combined margin of 110-42 (42-10 to Iowa, 44-25 to Nebraska, 24-7 to Minnesota).