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Rags to Roses: Reliving Wisconsin football’s 1993 season
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Rags to Roses: Reliving Wisconsin football’s 1993 season

  • JAKE KOCOROWSKI
  • Oct 17, 2025
  • Oct 17, 2025 Updated Nov 3, 2025

BadgerExtra's five-part docuseries takes fans behind the scenes 30 years later of the 1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team that won the program's first Rose Bowl.

INTRODUCTION

The 1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team continues to hold a special place in program history, which led the BadgerExtra team to produce a five-part docuseries that takes fans behind the scenes 30 years later.

The series includes interviews with more than a dozen key figures in the program, from Alvarez and then UW-Madison chancellor Donna Shalala to players like quarterback Darrell Bevell, lineman Joe Panos and linebacker Yusef Burgess.

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Chris Farley left a lasting impression on Wisconsin football with 1993 performance ahead of the Rose Bowl

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