Watch Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Wisconsin Badgers live today on BTN or stream the game on FOX One from Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI on Saturday, Sep. 12, 2026 at 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT during CFB Week 2 of the 2026 college football season. All three previous meetings have been played at Camp Randall Stadium, and Wisconsin has won each of them by at least 18 points.

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This is Wisconsin's home opener, coming a week after the Badgers began the season against Notre Dame at Lambeau Field in the Shamrock Series. You can stream Western Illinois vs Wisconsin live on FOX One. FOX One brings together live FOX College Football games, highlights, expert coverage, and live and on-demand FOX programming, all in one place. Start your 3-day free trial and stream on supported devices.

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Friday, Sept. 11, 2026
Week 2 — Watch Missouri vs Kansas — 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT

Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
Week 2 — Watch Oklahoma vs Michigan — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Wake Forest vs Purdue — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Howard vs Indiana — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Arizona vs BYU — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Duke vs Illinois — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Eastern Michigan vs Michigan State — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Utah State vs Washington — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Bowling Green vs Nebraska — 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch San Diego State vs UCLA — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Western Illinois vs Wisconsin — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Ohio State vs Texas — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch North Dakota State vs Air Force — 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT
Week 2 — Watch Louisiana vs USC — 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT

Wisconsin leads this series 3–0. The Badgers won 31–13 in 1991 in Barry Alvarez's second season, 34–10 in 2006 and 37–3 on Sept. 6, 2014, and all three games were played at Camp Randall Stadium, where Wisconsin has outscored Western Illinois 102–26 across the series.

The 2014 meeting produced the one statistical footnote in Western Illinois' favor. The Leathernecks held Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon to 38 yards on 17 carries, the only time that season he was kept under 120 yards, on his way to finishing as the Heisman Trophy runner-up.