1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1929 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1929 record | 4–5 (1–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Glenn Thistlethwaite (3rd season) |
| MVP | Harold Rebholz |
| Captain | John Parks |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Purdue $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1929 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 88 to 78. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Fullback Harold Rebholz was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard John Parks was the team captain.[4] Parks was also selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1929 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[6] During the 1929 season, the average attendance at home games was 21,560.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 28 | Ripon* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 22–0 | ||||||
| September 28 | South Dakota State* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 21–0 | ||||||
| October 5 | Colgate* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 13–6 | ||||||
| October 12 | Northwestern | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–7 | ||||||
| October 19 | vs. Notre Dame* | Soldier Field[8] • Chicago, IL | L 0–19 | ||||||
| October 26 | Iowa | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–14 | ||||||
| November 2 | Purdue |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–13 | ||||||
| November 9 | at Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, IL | W 20–6 | ||||||
| November 23 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 12–13 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 "1929 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ Bert Demby (November 26, 1929). "All Big Ten Football Team Named; Picking Best Centers Difficult". The News-Herald (Franklin, Pennsylvania). p. 12.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ↑ "Soldier Field Event History". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13.