2015 Outback Bowl

Barry Alvarez, in his last game serving as head coach, led Wisconsin to a 24–10 victory over Tommy Tuberville-led Auburn.

They finished their regular season by losing the Iron Bowl by two scores, after leading at halftime by seven over the Alabama Crimson Tide, ranked #1 in the nation.

Auburn players honored fallen teammate Jakell Mitchell by adorning their helmets with stickers displaying his jersey number 31.

The Badgers had key wins, however, over very good teams like Minnesota and Nebraska which propelled them to the Big Ten Championship.

The Badgers were led by running back Heisman-finalist Melvin Gordon who set the NCAA all-time record for single game rushing yards against Nebraska only to have it broken the following week.