1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season.

1958 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
1958 record711 (511 Big Ten)
Head coachMilt Bruhn (3rd season)
MVPJon Hobbs, Dick Teteak
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 1 0  8 1 1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 1 1  7 1 1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 1 2  6 1 2
No. 13 Purdue 3 1 2  6 1 2
Indiana 3 2 1  5 3 1
Illinois 4 3 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 0  5 4 0
Michigan 1 5 1  2 6 1
Minnesota 1 6 0  1 8 0
Michigan State 0 5 1  3 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26at No. 15 Miami (FL)*No. 14W 20–062,084
October 4Marquette*No. 9W 50–042,513
October 11No. 13 PurdueNo. 6
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 31–651,028
October 18No. 13 IowaNo. 4
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 9–2065,241
October 25at No. 2 Ohio StateNo. 13T 7–783,142
November 1at Michigan StateNo. 8
W 9–771,040
November 8No. 4 NorthwesternNo. 7
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 17–1362,964
November 15at IllinoisNo. 5W 31–1245,937
November 22MinnesotaNo. 5
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
W 27–1254,517
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 0 066 12
Wisconsin 7 767 27

Wisconsin completed their best Big Ten finish since 1952 in front of a Dad's Day crowd as their defense intercepted six passes, one short of their own conference record.[2]

Team players in the 1959 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Bob ZemanBack10119Cleveland Browns
Dick TeteakGuard15169Green Bay Packers
Dave KocourekWide Receiver19223Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim FraserGuard21250Cleveland Browns
Lowell JenkinsTackle27315Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. "Wisconsin scores 27-12 victory over Minnesota." Ocala Star-Banner. 1958 Nov 23.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1959.htm

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