1936 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1936 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–6 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEddie Jankowski
CaptainJohn Golemgeske
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0 7 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 0 7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0 5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1 5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1 4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0 2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1 3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0 2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1936 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 2–6 record (0–4 against conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his first year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

Fullback Eddie Jankowski was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] John Golemgeske was the team captain.[4]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.[5] During the 1936 season, the average attendance at home games was 19,117.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26South Dakota State*W 24–7
October 3Marquette*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 6–1232,000[7]
October 10at PurdueL 14–3518,000
October 17at Notre Dame*L 0–2716,423
October 31Chicagodagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 6–718,712[8]
November 7at No. 1 NorthwesternL 18–26
November 14Cincinnati*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–6
November 21No. 2 Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 0–2433,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1936 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  4. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  5. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  6. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  7. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 4, 1936). "32,000 See Marquette Win, 12 to 6". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 1, 1936). "Badgers Yield To Maroons' First Quarter Drive, 7 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.

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