1923 Wisconsin Badgers football team explained

Year:1923
Team:Wisconsin Badgers
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:3–3–1
Conf Record:1–3–1
Head Coach:John J. Ryan
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Marty Below
Stadium:Camp Randall Stadium

The 1923 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–3–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 89 to 32. John J. Ryan was in his first year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1] [2]

Marty Below was the team captain.[3] Below was also a consensus first-team player on the 1923 College Football All-America Team.[4] Guard Adolph Bieberstein and fullback Merrill Taft were selected by Billy Evans for his "National Honor Roll" of the best players in the country.[5] [6]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a seating capacity of 14,000.[7] During the 1923 season, the average attendance at home games was 16,387.[8]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1923 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. March 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book. University of Wisconsin. 2016. 212, 217. March 16, 2017. December 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230230850/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/wisconsin-media-guide.pdf. dead.
  3. 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  4. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 5. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
  5. News: 150 Leading Sport Writers Pick All-American Eleven. Santa Ana Register. 10. December 29, 1923. July 16, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: National All-Star. The Wichita Beacon. December 17, 1922. 18. July 23, 2015. Newspapers.com.
  7. 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  8. 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.