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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-

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1889 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Milton Milt Bruhn enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Miami	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Marquette	50	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Purdue	31	6	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Iowa	9	20	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Ohio State	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Michigan State	9	7	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Northwestern	17	13	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Illinois	31	12	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Minnesota	27	12	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	7-1 -1
Points Scored	201
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	77
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	35-33
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-0 -1

1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
7	7-1-1	AP
6	7-1-1	Coaches
6	7-1-1	UPI

1958 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	4-5	144	150		4-3	117	117	Ray Eliot
Indiana	5-3-1	81	141		3-2-1	56	104	Phil Dickens
Minnesota	1-8	115	157		1-6	87	120	Murray Warmath
Iowa	8-1-1	272	146	Won 38-12	5-1	173	100	Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin	7-1-1	201	77		5-1-1	131	77	Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State	6-1-2	182	132		4-1-2	147	105	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	6-1-2	184	102		3-1-2	103	80	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	199	148		3-4	142	120	Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan	2-6-1	132	211		1-5-1	98	172	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State	3-5-1	117	123		0-5-1	37	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1958 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.