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Wisconsin Badgers

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

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1889 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Don Morton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Hawaii	28	7	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Utah	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Ball State	30	13	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Michigan	0	49	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Iowa	10	31	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Illinois	14	16	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Northwestern	24	27	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Purdue	14	49	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Ohio State	26	24	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Minnesota	19	22	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Michigan State	9	30	L

1987 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	202
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	299
Defense Average	27.2
Opponents Record	61-61
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	0-4

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	8-4	283	238	Lost 22-27	6-2	191	147	Bill Mallory
Minnesota	6-5	257	262		3-5	171	222	John Gutekunst
Illinois	3-7-1	153	208		2-5-1	112	143	Mike White
Michigan State	9-2-1	261	153	Won 20-17	7-0-1	203	61	George J. Perles
Iowa	10-3	380	250	Won 20-19	6-2	237	172	Hayden Fry
Michigan	8-4	331	172	Won 28-24	5-3	203	104	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	6-4-1	224	181		4-4	163	151	Earle Bruce
Purdue	3-7-1	197	285		3-5	145	191	Fred Akers
Northwestern	2-8-1	186	328		2-6	151	253	Francis Peay
Wisconsin	3-8	202	299		1-7	116	248	Don Morton

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.