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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: Milton Milt Bruhn
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
1966 Season Highlights
 Milton Milt Bruhn enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1966 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Iowa State  20   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Southern California  3   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Iowa  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Nebraska  3   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Northwestern  3   3   T       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Ohio State  13   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Michigan  17   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Purdue  0   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Illinois  14   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Minnesota  7   6   W       
 
1966 Season Totals
  Record3-6 -1
  Points Scored87
  Scoring Average8.7
  Points Allowed212
  Defense Average21.2
  Opponents Record50-48
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record1-3
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1966 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-6173193 4-3149140  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 4-5-1124160 3-3-17599  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-8-1104229 1-5-187160  John Pont
Michigan State 9-0-129399 7-021371  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 9-2297154Won  14-136-119289  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 6-4236138 4-3171110  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Ohio State 4-5108123 3-47278  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 3-6-1137213 2-4-1109129  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-6-187212 2-4-161133  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 2-886253 1-652172  Raymond R. Ray Nagel

1966 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1966 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.