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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 <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights

Harry A. Stuhldreher enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1938 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Marquette	27	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Iowa	31	13	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Pittsburgh	6	26	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Purdue	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Indiana	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Northwestern	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ UCLA	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Minnesota	0	21	L

1938 Season Totals
Record	5-3
Points Scored	111
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	93
Defense Average	11.6
Opponents Record	32-23
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-1

1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1938 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	97	38		4-1	66	12	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	3-5	110	88		1-3	26	61	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	1-6-1	21	67		1-4	15	40	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Purdue	5-1-2	84	38		3-1-1	38	20	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	5-3	111	93		3-2	64	60	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	6-1-1	131	40		2-1-1	38	7	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	4-2-2	93	32		2-1-2	32	23	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	4-3-1	119	65		2-2-1	38	44	Francis A. Schmidt
Iowa	1-6-1	46	135		0-3-1	16	66	Irl I. Tubbs

1938 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1938 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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.