1943 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Keenan
CaptainJoe Keenan
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Indiana 2 –3 –14 –4 –2
Minnesota 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Illinois 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Ohio State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Wisconsin 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Iowa 0 –4 –11 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Marquette*
L 7–3322,000[8]
September 25at Camp Grant*
L 7–1011,000[9]
October 2at Iowa
W 7–5
October 9Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–2517,000
October 16No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–5016,235
October 23at Indiana
L 0–34
October 30No. 4 Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–3210,000
November 6No. 12 Northwesterndagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–41
November 13at No. 4 Michigan
L 0–2715,047
November 20at Minnesota
L 13–2520,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1943 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 219. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  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. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  8. ↑ Hank Casserly (September 19, 1943). "Marquette Mauls Badgers 33-7 In Grid Debut". The Capital Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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