1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his third season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference. The team finished the season with a 15–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[1]

1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
Western Conference Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1913–14 record15–0 (12–0 Big Ten)
Head coachWalter Meanwell
Home arenaRed Gym
1913–14 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wisconsin120 1.000  150  1.000
Ohio State51 .833  114  .733
Chicago84 .667  199  .679
Illinois73 .700  94  .692
Northwestern55 .500  116  .647
Minnesota48 .333  411  .267
Purdue39 .250  59  .357
Iowa15 .167  97  .563
Indiana111 .083  212  .143
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/13/1913*
Knox (IL) W 48–15  1–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/18/1913*
Beloit (WI) W 45–15  2–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/06/1914*
Parsons (IA) W 50–0  3–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/10/1914
at Illinois W 26–25  4–0 (1–0)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/12/1914
at Indiana W 57–15  5–0 (2–0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/17/1914
Minnesota W 28–7  6–0 (3–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/24/1914
at Chicago W 16–14  7–0 (4–0)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/10/1914
Northwestern W 38–9  8–0 (5–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/13/1914
Purdue W 25–20 OT 9–0 (6–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/17/1914
at Northwestern W 33–26  10–0 (7–0)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
2/20/1914
Illinois W 29–16  11–0 (8–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/24/1914
Indiana W 46–24  12–0 (9–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/28/1914
at Minnesota W 27–9  13–0 (10–0)
Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
3/06/1914
Chicago W 25–18  14–0 (11–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/10/1914
Purdue W 27–13  15–0 (12–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. Wisconsin Record Book
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