April 10, 2000
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Western Kentucky University football team hasn't released its 2000 football schedule yet, but the Hilltoppers know they will take on the University of Wisconsin the following season.
The game is set to be played Sept. 15, 2001 in Madison. Kickoff is tentatively set for 1:05 p.m. (CDT).
Wisconsin -- the two-time defending Big Ten champion, including an outright championship in 1999 -- became the first Big Ten team to win consecutive Rose Bowls after defeating Stanford, 17-9, in January. The Badgers have won 10 games and finished in the top five in the polls in each of the last two years, and enter the 2000 season with an eight-game winning streak.
"Our players will welcome the chance to play and show their talents against a quality Divison I-A program," head coach Jack Harbaugh said. "We are excited about the opportunity to enhance our entire athletics program as well."
Western hasn't faced a I-A opponent since losing to Louisiana-Lafayette (then known as Southwestern Louisiana), 38-24, in the final game of the 1998 campaign. The Hilltoppers have never played a Big Ten school.
