1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. The Badgers offense scored 228 points while the defense allowed 150 points.

Season

• The Badgers tied Minnesota, and neither team claimed Paul Bunyan's Axe.
• Wisconsin played in the 1953 Rose Bowl, the program's first bowl game appearance.
• Wisconsin spent one week at #1 in the AP Poll for the first and only time its history (since 1936, with the inception of the AP Poll).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Marquette*	No. 7	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin	W 42–19	51,303
October 4	No. 2 Illinois	No. 8	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin	W 20–6	52,071
October 11	at Ohio State	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	L 14–23	80,345
October 18	at Iowa	No. 12	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa	W 42–13	45,050
October 25	No. 8 UCLA*	No. 10	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin	L 7–20	52,131
November 1	at Rice*	No. 18	Rice Stadium • Houston	W 21–7	36,000
November 8	Northwestern	No. 18	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin	W 24–20	52,131
November 15	at Indiana	No. 15	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana	W 37–14	22,000
November 22	Minnesota	No. 13	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	T 21–21	52,131
January 1	vs. No. 5 USC*	No. 11	Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, California (1953 Rose Bowl)	L 0–7	101,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Wisconsin players in the NFL Draft

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