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Wisconsin Badgers

University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Founded: 1849
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Capacity: 80,321
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Milton Milt Bruhn
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Milton Milt Bruhn enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Utah	7	0	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Michigan State	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Indiana	6	3	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Oregon State	23	20	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Iowa	15	47	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Ohio State	21	30	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Northwestern	29	10	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Illinois	55	7	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Minnesota	23	21	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	179
Scoring Average	19.9
Points Allowed	158
Defense Average	17.6
Opponents Record	45-38
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-1

1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
18	6-3-0	Coaches
18	6-3-0	UPI

1961 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	161	78	Won 21-3	6-1	126	62	Murray Warmath
Indiana	2-7	96	162		0-6	38	132	Phil Dickens
Illinois	0-9	53	289		0-7	36	255	Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State	8-0-1	221	83		6-0	179	61	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	7-2	192	50		5-2	144	40	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue	6-3	146	87		4-2	94	53	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	6-3	179	158		4-3	149	138	Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan	6-3	212	163		3-3	117	135	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa	5-4	215	162		2-4	110	100	Jerry Burns
Northwestern	4-5	131	105		2-4	68	85	Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1961 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.