1943 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1943 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1943 record1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Keenan
CaptainJoe Keenan
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Minnesota 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Ohio State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his eighth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

Center Joe Keenan received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Keenan was also the team captain.[4] Ray Dooney led the Big Ten with an average of 39.0 yards per punt.[5]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1943 season, the average attendance at home games was 14,374.[6]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Marquette*
L 7–33
September 25at Camp Grant*
L 7–1011,000[7]
October 2at Iowa
W 7–5
October 9Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–25
October 16No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–5016,235
October 23at Indiana
L 0–34
October 30No. 4 Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–32
November 6No. 12 Northwesterndagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–41
November 13at No. 4 Michigan
L 0–2715,047
November 20at Minnesota
L 13–2520,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "1943 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 219.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  7. ^ "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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