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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
1944 Season Highlights
 Harry A. Stuhldreher enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1944 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Northwestern  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Marquette  21   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Ohio State  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Notre Dame  13   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Great Lakes Navy  12   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Purdue  0   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Iowa  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Michigan  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Minnesota  26   28   L       
 
1944 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored112
  Scoring Average12.4
  Points Allowed180
  Defense Average20.0
  Opponents Record37-26
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-3
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1944 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 7-329279 4-311979  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 5-4-1273149 3-3122105  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 5-3-1225162 3-2-1134116  George W. Hauser
Ohio State 9-028779 6-015354  Carroll C. Widdoes
Michigan 8-220491 5-213765  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue 5-5207166 4-214387  Cecil Isbell
Wisconsin 3-6112180 2-466110  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 1-753240 0-620204  Ed Slip Madigan
Northwestern 1-7-1102160 0-5-140114  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

1944 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1944 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.