MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin will face 14th-ranked Colorado in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, on Dec. 28.

Colorado finished the regular season with a 9-4 record after losing to No. 8 Oklahoma 29-7 in the Big 12 championship game.

Wisconsin finished with a record of 7-6 overall and 2-6 in the Big Ten. After a 5-0 start, the Badgers lost their next three games by a combined 11 points, including a 19-14 loss to Ohio State, now ranked No. 2 in the nation.

The Badgers and Buffaloes last met Sept. 2, 1995, with the Colorado winning 43-7.

Colorado coach Gary Barnett welcomed the chance to play in a bowl after the loss in the conference championship game.

"We have a chance to win 10 games, and that's something we would take great pride in," he said. "The sting of (Saturday) night's loss will subside after a few days, so we'll be excited to play in this game and look forward to going to San Antonio and the battle against Wisconsin."

Badger coach Barry Alvarez said a key to Colorado's success has been Barnett's wise use of his talent.

"What Gary does is use his personnel," Alvarez said after practice in Madison Sunday. "He has had a balanced offense and he's thrown the ball a lot. I think right now his best bet to win is running the football. He is taking advantage of his personnel.''

Diane Rath, Alamo Bowl chairman, said Colorado would bring a power running attack and devoted fans to San Antonio.

"We feel the match-up between Colorado and Wisconsin will be an exciting one to watch, highlighted by two of the top running backs in the nation.''

Colorado's Chris Brown is the NCAA's third leading rusher at 158.5 yard per game, while Wisconsin's Anthony Davis is 13th at 121.3 yards a game.

Colorado's tandem of Brown and Bobby Purify leads the nation with 2,493 yards, the most by any two players, while Wisconsin's Davis and Dwayne Smith have combined for 1,993 yards, the 12th most by any duo and eighth most by a running back combo.

Both Brown and Davis have had 300-yard games this year.

Brown posted 309 yards in a 52-39 win at Kansas Oct. 12. Davis netting 301 yards in a 49-31 Wisconsin win over Minnesota in the season finale.

Brown missed the last two games of the season with a bruised sternum but is listed as probable for the bowl game.

Colorado will begin bowl practices this Wednesday and will likely head to Texas either Dec. 22 or 23 to begin its on-site game week preparations.

The bowl has a $1.35 million payout for both schools.

Wisconsin will be the home team, as the bowl alternates conference for the assignment. This is the eighth year the Alamo Bowl will be a Big 12-Big Ten pairing. Big Ten schools hold a 5-2 edge.