Oct. 30, 1999: Ron Dayne was in the middle of his Heisman campaign, Brooks Bollinger was under center for the Badgers and Barack Obama was still a member of the Illinois Senate. On that day, the no. 11 Wisconsin football team left Ryan Field with a 35-19 victory over Northwestern, despite being outgained offensively and losing the turnover battle.
Fast-forward 17 years: Dayne and Bollinger have long-since completed their UW and NFL careers, Obama is a few short months from wrapping up his second term as President of the United States, and that 1999 win remains Wisconsin’s last in Evanston, Illinois.