Wisconsin football vs Western Illinois live updates, game highlights
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MADISON − Wisconsin football was on the wrong side of a lopsided score in Week 1, suffering a 41-13 loss to then-No. 5 Notre Dame. The Badgers' Week 2 foe has been on the wrong side of some even more lopsided losses.
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Western Illinois is coming off a 41-10 loss to fellow FCS team Illinois State. The Leathernecks also experienced a 52-3 loss to then-No. 12 Illinois and a 42-7 loss to Northwestern in 2025 and a 77-3 loss to Indiana in 2024.
That could lead to a prime bounce-back opportunity for Luke Fickell's Badgers, which are 38.5-point favorites in their home opener. The Sept. 12 game will kick off at 6:15 p.m. and air on Big Ten Network.
The Journal Sentinel will have live coverage from Camp Randall Stadium. Follow below for all the updates before, during and after the Wisconsin-Western Illinois game.
How to watch Wisconsin vs Western Illinois game | TV, streaming info
03:46 PM ET, September 12 2026, John Steppe- TV: Big Ten Network
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- Commentators: Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Melanie Ricks (sideline reporter)
Wisconsin football 2026 schedule
04:47 PM ET, September 11 2026, John Steppe- Sept. 6: Lost to No. 5 Notre Dame, 41-13, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay
- Sept. 12 vs. Western Illinois (6:15 p.m., Big Ten Network)
- Sept. 19 vs. Eastern Michigan (11:30 a.m., Peacock)
- Sept. 26 at Penn State (no later than 4 p.m., TV TBD)
- Oct. 3 vs. Michigan State (no later than 4 p.m., TV TBD)
- Oct. 17 at UCLA (TBD time and TV)
- Oct. 24 vs. USC (TBD time and TV)
- Oct. 31 at Iowa (no later than 4 p.m., TV TBD)
- Nov. 7 vs. Rutgers (TBD time and TV)
- Nov. 14 at Maryland (TBD time and TV)
- Nov. 21 at Purdue (TBD time and TV)
- Nov. 27 vs. Minnesota (6:30 p.m., NBC)
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