1939 Wisconsin Badgers football team explained

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]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1939 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, 219. March 14, 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. News: Nile Kinnick Tops Annual Big Ten All-Star Team Selection. The Palm Beach Post (AP story). November 28, 1939. 10.
  4. News: Tom Harmon Named on United Press Big Ten Team. The Evening Chronicle (Marshall, Michigan). November 24, 1939. 6.
  5. 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  6. 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  7. News: Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth. E. E. Litkenhous. Johnson City Sunday Press. December 31, 1939. 11. Newspapers.com.
  8. 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  9. 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.