September football is coming to an end in the Big Ten conference and the season is about to crank up a notch, with October bringing with it several more inter-conference matchups and providing teams a chance to prove who should be at the top in the Big Ten. October games are incredibly important in the college season, especially for a team like the Wisconsin Badgers, who sit at 3-1 with their sole blemish thus far a loss to Washington State, one that felt bad at the time but with Washington State continuing to play well that loss appears less and less troublesome by the week.
With pivotal matchups against Rutgers, Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio State on tap for October, BetWisconsin decided to utilize sports-reference.com to see which Big 10 coaches historically have the best records in the month to see where the Badgers and coach Luke Fickell stand against the competition.
Big Ten Football Coaches October Records
Below you'll find some information that will be a useful tool for those participating in Wisconsin sports betting in the future. Stick with BetWisconsin.com for all the latest news and developments around this topic and more. Where does Luke Fickell stand among other Big 10 coaches for the month of October?
Fickell Among Top Coaches in October
Fickell appears to have his teams positioned well coming out of October, with the second-best record in the conference at 18-7, trailing only Ryan Day’s perfect 13-0 mark with Ohio State. Unsurprisingly, the October matchup against the Buckeyes projects to be the toughest of the month for Wisconsin. Beating Ohio State is tough any month, and topping the fourth-ranked team in the nation in October is even tougher.
The other three games should all end up in the win column for Wisconsin if they play their best football, especially considering Fickell’s ability to have his teams ready for October games. No other coach he faces in the month ranks in the top five in the conference when it comes to their October records and Wisconsin is considered a better team than all of them, especially after their strong performance against Purdue last week.
The rest of the Big Ten West has looked really uninspiring thus far, leaving the door wide open for Fickell to lead Wisconsin to their first Big Ten West title since 2019. Taking care of business against Rutgers, Iowa, and Illinois would help the Badgers make a statement while adding Luke Fickell’s already impressive October record.
