Wisconsin Football - Greatest Game of the 2000s
The last 25 years of Wisconsin Football have been packed full of big wins, incredible individual performances, postseason heroics and lifelong memories both at Camp Randall, and around the nation. With the 2025 season around the corner, fans can take a chance to look back at their favorite memories to select the best game of the 21st century so far. With plenty of Badger classics to choose from, Badger fans had the chance to vote for the best game of the 2000s so far.
Greatest Game Winner
#18 Wisconsin 31, #1 Ohio State 18
October 16, 2010 - Camp Randall Stadium
David Gilreath returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the Badgers scored the first 21 points of the game en route to a 31-18 win over No. 1 Ohio State, the team’s first win over a top-ranked team since 1981. The evening ended with Badger fans storming the Camp Randall turf.
Loudest moment in Camp Randall history?#TBT to @DavidGilreath18 taking the opening kickoff 97 yards to the house vs. #1 Ohio State in 2010#OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/0i5WNQVb53
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) July 11, 2019
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Voting Recap
Round 1
2011 Big Ten Championship (Michigan State) over 2019 at Minnesota (89%-11%)
2010 vs. Ohio State over 2000 Rose Bowl (Stanford) (83%-17%)
2014 vs. Nebraska over 2023 vs. Nebraska (94%-6%)
2016 vs. LSU over 2016 vs. Nebraska (89%-11%)
2012 Big Ten Championship (Nebraska) over 2005 at Minnesota (64%-36%)
2014 Outback Bowl (Auburn) over 2010 at Iowa (52%-48%)
2003 vs. Ohio State over 2011 vs. Nebraska (66%-34%)
2017 Orange Bowl (Miami) over 2004 at Purdue (55%-45%)
Round 2
2011 Big Ten Championship (Michigan State) over 2017 Orange Bowl (84%-16%)
2010 vs. Ohio State over 2003 vs. Ohio State (84%-16%)
2014 vs. Nebraska over 2015 Outback Bowl (79%-21%)
2016 vs. LSU over 2012 Big Ten Championship (Nebraska) (53%-47%)
Round 3
2011 Big Ten Championship (Michigan State) over 2016 vs. LSU (Lambeau) (68%-32%)
2010 vs. Ohio State over 2014 vs. Nebraska (76%-24%)
Championship
2010 vs. #1 Ohio State over 2011 Big Ten Championship (Michigan State) (70%-30%)
