Entering the 2019 season, expectations were low for the University of Wisconsin football team. After finishing the year with a dismal 8-5 record, the Badgers entered 2019 ranked No. 19 in the coaches poll.
With questions surrounding junior quarterback Jack Coan — who limped to a 3-2 record as the quarterback — and a defense that had complete turnover, writers questioned whether Wisconsin had the talent to compete in the Big Ten.
The Badgers have put many skeptics to rest after starting 5-0, including a 35–14 whopping over No. 11 Michigan. Coan ranks ninth in the country in completion rate with 73.