1906 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1906 Wisconsin Badgers football
Western Conference co-champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record5–0 (3–0 Western)
Head coach
CaptainWarren A. Gelbach
Home stadiumRandall Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin + 3 0 0 5 0 0
Minnesota + 2 0 0 4 1 0
Michigan + 1 0 0 4 1 0
Chicago 3 1 0 4 1 0
Illinois 1 3 0 1 3 1
Iowa 0 1 0 2 3 0
Indiana 0 2 0 4 2 0
Purdue 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1906 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Western Conference during the 1906 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles P. Hutchins, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–0 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the Western Conference title with 1906 Michigan Wolverines football team and 1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. The team's captain was Warren A. Gelbach.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Lawrence*W 5–0
October 20North Dakota*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 10–0
November 3Iowa
W 18–4
November 10at IllinoisW 16–6
November 17Purdue
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 29–5[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Badgers in Easy Win: Defeat Purdue Team 23 to 5". The Indianapolis Star. November 18, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.