1943 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1943 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his eighth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
| 1943 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1943 record | 1–9 (1–6 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Harry Stuhldreher (8th season) |
| MVP | Joe Keenan |
| Captain | Joe Keenan |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Purdue + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Michigan + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Northwestern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Center Joe Keenan received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Keenan was also the team captain.[4] Ray Dooney led the Big Ten with an average of 39.0 yards per punt.[5]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1943 season, the average attendance at home games was 14,374.[6]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | Marquette* | L 7–33 | |
| September 25 | at Camp Grant* | L 7–10 | |
| October 2 | at Iowa |
| W 7–5 |
| October 9 | Illinois |
| L 7–25 |
| October 16 | No. 1 Notre Dame* |
| L 0–50 |
| October 23 | at Indiana |
| L 0–34 |
| October 30 | No. 4 Purdue |
| L 0–32 |
| November 6 | No. 12 Northwestern |
| L 0–41 |
| November 13 | at No. 4 Michigan | L 0–27 | |
| November 20 | at Minnesota |
| L 13–25 |
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References
- "1943 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
- "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 219.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
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