1926 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1926 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1926 record | 5–2–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Jefferson Burrus |
Captain | Doyle Harmon |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
Uniform | |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 72. George Little was in his second and final year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
End Jefferson Burrus was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Burrus was also selected by the United Press as a second-team player on the 1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4] Doyle Harmon was the team captain.[5]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The stadium's capacity was expanded in 1926 from 29,783 to 38,293.[6] During the 1926 season, the average attendance at home games was 19,228.[7]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 2 | Cornell (IA)* | W 38–0 | ||
October 9 | Kansas* |
| W 13–0 | |
October 16 | at Purdue | T 0–0 | 11,000 | |
October 23 | Indiana |
| W 27–2 | |
October 30 | Minnesota |
| L 10–16 | 42,000 |
November 6 | at Michigan | L 0–37 | 48,000 | |
November 13 | Iowa |
| W 20–10 | |
November 20 | at Chicago | W 14–7 | ||
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References[]
- ^ a b "1926 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ Clark B. Kelsey (November 23, 1926). "United Press Honors Herb Joesting: Karow and Tiny Lewis Share Honors". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. p. 6.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
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