1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1941 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1941 record 3–5 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Harry Stuhldreher (6th season)
MVP Pat Harder
Captain Tom Farris
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
1941 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
No. 5 Michigan 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Wisconsin 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Purdue 1 –3 –0  2 –5 –1
Indiana 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Illinois 0 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his sixth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

Wisconsin players led the Big Ten in rushing (Pat Harder, 443 rushing yards), passing (Len Seelinger, 419 passing yards), receiving (Dave Schreiner, 249 receiving yards), and scoring (Harder, 58 points).[3] Schreiner was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team All-American.[4] Schreiner and Harder both received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[5][6] Harder received the team's most valuable player award.[7] Quarterback Tom Farris was the team captain.[8]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1941 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,212.[9]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result
October 4 Marquette* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin L 7–28  
October 11 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 14–41  
October 18 Iowa Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 23–0  
October 25 Indianadagger Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 27–25  
November 1 Syracuse* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin L 20–27  
November 8 at No. 20 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 34–46  
November 15 Purdue Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 13–0  
November 22 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis (Slab of Bacon) L 6–41  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. 1 2 "1941 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 219.
  3. ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
  4. ↑ Dillon Graham (December 12, 1941). "Three Juniors on 1941 All-American Team". The Evening Independent.
  5. ↑ "Four Minnesotans On Big Ten Team". The Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. AP. November 27, 1941. p. 16.
  6. ↑ "Eleven Best in Big Ten Circles on Honor Rolls". Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois). November 21, 1941. p. 13.
  7. ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  8. ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  9. ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
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