1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1939 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1939 record | 1–6–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Harry Stuhldreher (4th season) |
| MVP | George Paskvan |
| Captain | Ralph Moeller |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Ohio State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Iowa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his fourth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Fullback George Paskvan was selected by the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3][4] He was also selected as Wisconsin's most valuable player.[5] Ralph Moeller was the team captain.[6]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 36,000.[7] During the 1939 season, the average attendance at home games was 23,726.[8]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
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| September 30 | Marquette* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | W 14–13 | ||||||
| October 7 | Texas* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | L 7–17 | ||||||
| October 14 | Indiana | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | L 0–14 | ||||||
| October 21 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois | L 7–13 | ||||||
| October 28 | Iowa | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | L 13–19 | ||||||
| November 11 | at Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois | L 0–7 | ||||||
| November 18 | Purdue |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | T 7–7 | ||||||
| November 25 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis (Slab of Bacon) | L 6–23 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 "1939 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.
- ↑ "Nile Kinnick Tops Annual Big Ten All-Star Team Selection". The Palm Beach Post (AP story). November 28, 1939. p. 10.
- ↑ "Tom Harmon Named on United Press Big Ten Team". The Evening Chronicle (Marshall, Michigan). November 24, 1939. p. 6.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.