 Former Wisconsin Badgers HC and present athletic director Barry Alvarez | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 30 1946 Langeloth, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1973 | Lincoln NE HS (NE) (assistant) |
| 1974–1975 | Lexington HS (NE) |
| 1976–1978 | Mason City HS (IA) |
| 1979–1986 | Iowa (LB) |
| 1987 | Notre Dame (LB) |
| 1988–1989 | Notre Dame (DC) |
| 1990–2005 | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | Wisconsin (interim HC) |
| 2014 | Wisconsin (interim HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2004–present | Wisconsin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 120–73–4 |
| Bowls | 9–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Big Ten (1993, 1998, 1999) | |
| Awards | |
|
AFCA Coach of the Year (1993) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1993) 2x Big Ten Coach of the Year (1993, 1998) | |
|
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010 ([[[:Template:College Football HoF/url]] profile]) | |
| Template:Wikidata/ Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Barry Lee Alvarez (born December 30, 1946) is a former American football coach who is currently the athletic director for the Wisconsin Badgers. Barry served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 119–72–4. He has the longest head coaching tenure and the most wins in Wisconsin Badgers football history. Alvarez stepped down as head coach after the 2005 season, remaining as athletics director.
Since retiring, Alvarez has served as interim head coach on two occasions. He coached Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl, after the departure of Bret Bielema to the University of Arkansas, and in 2015 Outback Bowl, following the departure of Gary Andersen to Oregon State University.
Alvarez was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2010.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1990–2005) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Wisconsin | 1–10 | 0–8 | 10th | |||||
| 1991 | Wisconsin | 5–6 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 1992 | Wisconsin | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1993 | Wisconsin | 10–1–1 | 6–1–1 | T–1st | W Rose | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1994 | Wisconsin | 8–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th | W Hall of Fame | ||||
| 1995 | Wisconsin | 4–5–2 | 3–4–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1996 | Wisconsin | 8–5 | 3–5 | 7th | W Copper | ||||
| 1997 | Wisconsin | 8–5 | 5–3 | 5th | L Outback | ||||
| 1998 | Wisconsin | 11–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Rose † | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | Wisconsin | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Rose † | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2000 | Wisconsin | 9–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | W Sun | 24 | 23 | ||
| 2001 | Wisconsin | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 2002 | Wisconsin | 8–6 | 2–6 | T–8th | W Alamo | ||||
| 2003 | Wisconsin | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–7th | L Music City | ||||
| 2004 | Wisconsin | 9–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | L Outback | 18 | 17 | ||
| 2005 | Wisconsin | 10–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | W Capital One | 15 | 15 | ||
| Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Wisconsin | 0–1 | 0–0 | L Rose † | |||||
| Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (2014) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Wisconsin | 1–0 | 0–0 | W Outback | 13 | 13 | |||
| Wisconsin: | 120–73–4 | 65–60–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 120–73–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References[]
External links[]
- Barry Alvarez article at Wikipedia
