1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 Basketball 1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–16 7–11 Bill Cofield 1st UW Fieldhouse The 1976–77 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching in his first season after replacing John Powless.Dinkin, Naomi. "People in Sports," The New York Times, Wednesday, March 17, 1976. Retrieved March 26, 2023. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Schedule November 27, 1976 yes yes 6 Kentucky 64–72 0–1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 2, 1976 yes Saint Mary's 82–76 1–1 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI December 6, 1976 yes 19 DePaul 68–66 2–1 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI December 11, 1976 yes yes Stanford 66–70 2–2 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA December 13, 1976 yes yes Northern Illinois 57–81 2–3 Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL December 15, 1976 yes Loyola 71–68 3–3 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI December 27, 1976 yes yes Boston College Milwaukee Classic 74–66 4–3 MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI December 28, 1976 yes yes 12 Marquette Milwaukee Classic / Rivalry 57–64 4–4 MECCA Arena 10,938 Milwaukee, WI January 6, 1977 yes Michigan State 61–84 4–5 0–1 Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI January 8, 1977 yes 5 Michigan 63–66 4–6 0–2 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI January 13, 1977 Ohio State 58–60 4–7 0–3 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI January 15, 1977 Indiana 64–79 4–8 0–4 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI January 15, 1977 Northwestern 61–60 5–8 1–4 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI January 22, 1977 yes 11 Minnesota 64–82^ 6–8 2–4 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN January 22, 1977 yes 18 Purdue 71–81 6–9 2–5 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN January 27, 1977 2 Michigan 64–69 6–10 2–6 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI January 29, 1977 Michigan State 87–83 3OT 7–10 3–6 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI February 3, 1977 yes Illinois 72–82 7–11 3–7 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL February 5, 1977 yes Iowa 73–90 7–12 3–8 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA February 10, 1977 Purdue 76–74 8–12 4–8 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI February 12, 1977 Illinois 62–50 9–12 5–8 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI February 19, 1977 yes Northwestern 88–98 9–13 5–9 McGaw Memorial Hall Evanston, IL February 21, 1977 yes 18 Marquette Rivalry 58–73 9–14 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI February 24, 1977 yes Indiana 66–64 10–14 6–9 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN February 26, 1977 yes Ohio State 80–92 OT 10–15 6–10 St. John Arena Columbus, OH March 2, 1977 yes 9 Minnesota 61–64^ 11–15 7–10 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI March 5, 1977 yes 9 Iowa 93–94 2OT 11–16 7–11 UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI Central Time Source:1976-77 Wisconsin Badgers Men's Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/men/1977-schedule.html Sports Reference Notes ^ January 22/March 3: Minnesota forfeited these games, thus Wisconsin has been credited with wins in those games. References External links Wisconsin Badgers Basketball History https://web.archive.org/web/20140406160253/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/wis-m-baskbl-history.html 2014-04-06 Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball