1926 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1926 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1926 record5–2–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJefferson Burrus
CaptainDoyle Harmon
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 2Cornell (IA)*
W 38–0
October 9Kansas*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 13–0
October 16at Purdue
T 0–011,000
October 23Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–2
October 30Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 10–1642,000
November 6at Michigan
L 0–3748,000
November 13Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 20–10
November 20at Chicago
W 14–7
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1926 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  4. ^ Clark B. Kelsey (November 23, 1926). "United Press Honors Herb Joesting: Karow and Tiny Lewis Share Honors". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. p. 6.
  5. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  6. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  7. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
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