1945 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1945 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Clarence Esser |
| Captain | Jack Mead |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Indiana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his 10th year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2] The team led the Big Ten with an average of 310 yards of total offense per game.[3]
Don Kindt tied for the lead in the Big Ten with 36 points scored, and Rex Johns led the conference with an average of 40.8 yards per punt.[3] Tackle Clarence Esser received the team's most valuable player award.[4] Esser also received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5] Jack Mead was the team captain.[6]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1945 season, the average attendance at home games was 32,666.[7]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Great Lakes Navy* |
| T 0–0 | ||
| September 29 | Marquette* | W 40–13 | 37,000 | [8] | |
| October 6 | Purdue |
| L 7–13 | 30,000 | |
| October 13 | at No. 4 Ohio State | L 0–12 | 69,235 | ||
| October 20 | Illinois |
| T 7–7 | 33,000 | |
| November 3 | Iowa | W 27–7 | |||
| November 10 | Northwestern |
| L 14–28 | ||
| November 17 | at No. 2 Navy* | L 7–36 | |||
| November 24 | at Minnesota | W 26–12 | 34,800 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "1945 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ "Esser Wins Berth on All-Big-Ten Team". The Milwaukee Journal. November 26, 1945. p. L2.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (September 30, 1945). "Badgers Bludgeon Marquette, 40-13: Cards Show Good Line, Tough Backs". The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 25, 26 – via Newspapers.com.