1937 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1937 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1937 record | 4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Harry Stuhldreher (2nd season) |
| MVP | Howard Weiss |
| Captain | Fred Benz |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Minnesota $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Ohio State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Fullback Howard Weiss was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] End Fred Benz was the team captain.[4] Benz and halfback Bill Schmitz were selected as second-team All-Big Ten players by the Associated Press and United Press, respectively.[5][6]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 36,000.[7] During the 1937 season, the average attendance at home games was 24,121.[8]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
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| September 25 | South Dakota State* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 32–0 | ||||||
| October 2 | Marquette* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 12–0 | ||||||
| October 9 | Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, IL | W 27–0 | ||||||
| October 16 | at Iowa |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 13–6 | ||||||
| October 23 | at No. 3 Pittsburgh* | No. 16 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | L 0–21 | |||||
| October 30 | Northwestern | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 6–14 | ||||||
| November 13 | Purdue | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | T 7–7 | ||||||
| November 20 | at No. 7 Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Slab of Bacon) | L 6–13 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 "1937 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, 219. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ "Six Schools Get Places on Big Ten Selection". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). November 23, 1937. p. 20.
- ↑ "Big Ten Team Named by United Press". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 21, 1937. p. 18.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.