Year: | 1939 |
Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 1–6–1 |
Conf Record: | 0–5–1 |
Head Coach: | Harry Stuhldreher |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Mvp: | George Paskvan |
Captain: | Ralph Moeller |
Stadium: | Camp Randall Stadium |
The 1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1 - 6 - 1 record (0 - 5 - 1 against conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his fourth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1] [2]
Fullback George Paskvan was selected by the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3] [4] He was also selected as Wisconsin's most valuable player.[5] Ralph Moeller was the team captain.[6]
Wisconsin was ranked at No. 78 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[7]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 36,000.[8] During the 1939 season, the average attendance at home games was 23,726.[9]