1945 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1945 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1945 record | 3–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Harry Stuhldreher (10th season) |
| MVP | Clarence Esser |
| Captain | Jack Mead |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Indiana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his 10th year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2] The team led the Big Ten with an average of 310 yards of total offense per game.[3]
Don Kindt tied for the lead in the Big Ten with 36 points scored, and Rex Johns led the conference with an average of 40.8 yards per punt.[3] Tackle Clarence Esser received the team's most valuable player award.[4] Esser also received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5] Jack Mead was the team captain.[6]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1945 season, the average attendance at home games was 32,666.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
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| September 22 | at Great Lakes Navy* | North Chicago, Illinois | T 0–0 | ||||||
| September 29 | Marquette* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | W 40–13 | ||||||
| October 6 | Purdue | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | L 7-13 | ||||||
| October 13 | at No. 4 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | L 0–12 | ||||||
| October 20 | Illinois | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | T 7–7 | ||||||
| November 3 | at Iowa | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | W 27–7 | ||||||
| November 10 | Northwestern |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | L 14–28 | ||||||
| November 17 | at No. 2 Navy* | Municipal Stadium • Baltimore | L 7–36 | ||||||
| November 24 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis | W 26–12 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 "1945 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 219.
- 1 2 Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
- ↑ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ "Esser Wins Berth on All-Big-Ten Team". The Milwaukee Journal. November 26, 1945. p. L2.
- ↑ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.