Middleton Cardinals

Varsity Football

Middleton, WIBig Eight

Season: 2017-18
Overall: 9–1L1
Conference: 8–01st of 10
Division: 1
Enrollment: 2,157WIAA

Last gameHome game · Level 2

Madison West#19D19–130

FinalLost

Middleton#11D19–127

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ES Power Rating

Statewide rankings →

70.6±450 = average Wisconsin team

State: #39 of 347▼1
Division 1: #11
Peak: #14
Schedule: 48.6
Quality wins: 2
Bad losses: 0

Each game against what the ratings expected
Wk	Opponent	Opp ES	Result	vs exp.
1	Madison Memorial	46.4	W 36–7	+1
3	Madison West	59.8	W 36–0	+19
4	Janesville Craig	50.1	W 42–7	+9
5	Verona	60.1	W 31–10	+10
6	Janesville Parker	39.1	W 42–0	+4
7	Madison La Follette	49.6	W 24–6	-4
8	Beloit Memorial	44.1	W 21–7	-13
9	Madison East	27.7	W 44–0	-7
10Level 1	Madison La Follette	49.6	W 41–8	+7
11Level 2	Madison West	59.8	L 27–30	-14

Best win: Verona (60.1) · Worst loss: Madison West (59.8) · How it works

Overall

9–1

.900 win pct

Conference

8–0

1st of 10 ·

Home: 6–1
Away: 3–0

PF: 344
PA: 75
Streak: L1

Schedule & results

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Football 2017-18

9-1 in listed gamesReached Level 2

All times Central · opponent divisions and records are this season’s · shaded rows are WIAA tournament games

Fri, Aug 187:00 PM CDTvs Madison MemorialD14–4ConfW 36–7
Thu, Aug 317:00 PM CDTvs Madison WestD19–1ConfW 36–0
Fri, Sep 87:00 PM CDTvs Janesville CraigD14–5ConfW 42–7
Fri, Sep 157:00 PM CDTat VeronaD16–3ConfW 31–10
Fri, Sep 227:00 PM CDTat Janesville Parker1–7ConfW 42–0
Thu, Sep 287:00 PM CDTvs Madison La FolletteD14–5ConfW 24–6
Fri, Oct 67:00 PM CDTvs Beloit Memorial2–6ConfW 21–7
Fri, Oct 137:00 PM CDTat Madison East0–8ConfW 44–0
Fri, Oct 20vs Madison La FolletteD14–5Level 1W 41–8
Fri, Oct 27vs Madison WestD19–1Level 2L 27–30

Big Eight

2017-18

Big Eight standings, 2017-18
Team	W	L	PCT	OVR
Middleton	8	0	1.000	9–1
Madison West	7	1	.875	9–1
Verona	6	2	.750	6–3
Madison Memorial	4	4	.500	4–4
Janesville Craig	4	4	.500	4–5
Madison La Follette	4	4	.500	4–5
Beloit Memorial	2	6	.250	2–6
Janesville Parker	1	7	.125	1–7
Madison East	0	8	.000	0–8
Sun Prairie East	0	0	—	—

Conference games only in W, L and PCT, counted from reported results. Members as listed on each team’s WIAA page.

Football history

73–27 in 11 seasons

Season	Record	Conf.	PF	PA	Games
2026-27	3–2	2–0	167	123	5
2025-26	8–3	7–0	334	185	11
2024-25	7–4	5–2	325	188	11
2023-24	9–2	6–1	391	168	11
2022-23	6–4	6–1	345	203	10
2021-22	7–2	5–0	330	107	9
2020-21	3–1	3–1	126	49	4
2019-20	7–3	6–2	316	218	10
2018-19	6–2	6–2	304	97	8
2017-18	9–1	8–0	344	75	10
2016-17	8–3	6–2	294	133	11

Football varsity results the archive holds — 100 finished games with a reported score. A season is counted from the games we have, so an unreported result is missing rather than assumed. Conference games are those tagged as conference fixtures between two members.

About these records

School record sourced from wiaa · view source ↗ · updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026