UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Barry Alvarez

  • Class
  • Induction
    2010
  • Sport(s)
    Football
  • Winningest coach in school history, finishing with a 118-73-4(.615) record in 16 seasons
  • Guided Wisconsin to three Big Ten Championships
  • Led UW to three Rose Bowl Victories
  • Became the first coach in history to lead a Big Ten team to back-to-back Rose Bowl wins (1999 and 2000)
  • 8-3 record in bowl games is best in NCAA history (at least 11 games coached)
  • Two-time National Coach of the Year (1993 and 1999)
  • Two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (1993 and 1998)
  • Coached 59 NFL draft choices and 34 All-Americans
  • Named UW Director of Athletics in 2004
  • Member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame and the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez
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