1943 Wisconsin Badgers football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Wisconsin Badgers
Sport:football
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:1–9
Conf Record:1–6
Head Coach:Harry Stuhldreher
Hc Year:8th
Mvp:Joe Keenan
Captain:Joe Keenan
Stadium:Camp Randall Stadium

The 1943 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his eighth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1] [2]

Center Joe Keenan received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Keenan was also the team captain.[4] Ray Dooney led the Big Ten with an average of 39.0 yards per punt.[5]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Wisconsin ranked 46th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 84.6.[6]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1943 season, the average attendance at home games was 14,374.[7]

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1943 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. March 13, 2017.
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book. University of Wisconsin. 2016. 212, 219. 2017-03-14. 2016-12-30. 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. Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  4. Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  5. Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
  6. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders . . . December 17, 1943 . 18 . April 16, 2023 . .
  7. Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.