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Wisconsin Football Team History

Wisconsin Badgers

University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Founded: 1849
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Capacity: 80,321
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Harry A. Stuhldreher
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024

1946 Season Highlights

Harry A. Stuhldreher enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1946 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Marquette	34	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ California	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Northwestern	0	28	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Ohio State	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Illinois	21	27	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Purdue	24	20	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Iowa	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Michigan	6	28	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Minnesota	0	6	L

1946 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	140
Scoring Average	15.6
Points Allowed	144
Defense Average	16.0
Opponents Record	36-32
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	2-3

1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1946 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	8-2	217	105	Won 45-14	6-1	133	58	Ray Eliot
Indiana	6-3	129	95		4-2	76	67	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Minnesota	5-4	130	114		3-4	51	108	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Michigan	6-2-1	233	73		5-1-1	165	46	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Iowa	5-4	129	92		3-3	63	44	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern	4-4-1	156	136		2-3-1	89	87	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	4-3-2	166	170		2-3-1	112	144	Paul O. Bixler
Wisconsin	4-5	140	144		2-5	78	137	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Purdue	2-6-1	97	208		0-5-1	68	144	Cecil Isbell

1946 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1946 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most popular names for four-year college mascots are Eagles and Tigers.