1933 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

1933 Wisconsin Badgers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 2–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Clarence Spears (2nd season)

MVP| Robert Schiller
Captain| Harold Smith
Home stadium| Camp Randall Stadium

Seasons

<- 1932

1934 ->

1933 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Michigan \+  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 3 Minnesota \+  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 4 |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 4
No. 5 Ohio State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 10 Purdue | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Illinois | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Iowa | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Northwestern | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Chicago | 0  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Indiana | 0  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Wisconsin | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1933 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference. Clarence Spears was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

Halfback Robert Schiller was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Harold Smith was the team captain.[4] No Wisconsin players received All-American or All-Big Ten honors in 1933.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.[5] During the 1933 season, the average attendance at home games was 13,579.[6]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 7| Marquette*|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| W 19–0| 20,000| [7]
October 14| at Illinois|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| L 0–21| 19,810|
October 21| at Iowa|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA (rivalry)

| L 7–26| |
October 28| Purdue|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 0–14| 27,000|
November 4| at Chicago|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| T 0–0| |
November 11| West Virginia*|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| W 25–6| 11,000| [8]
November 18| Ohio State|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 0–6| 9,089| [9]
November 25| at Minnesota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| L 3–6| 25,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ a b "1933 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 8, 1933). "Wisconsin Outclasses Marquette, 19-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Badgers rout West Virginia, 25 to 6". The Capital Times. November 12, 1933. Retrieved July 20, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Hank Casserly (November 19, 1933). "Badgers Outplay Ohio State; Lose, 6 to 0: Smith Runs 55 Yards For Lone Score". The Capital Times. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wisconsin Badgers football

Venues|

* Randall Field (1895–1916)
* Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Iowa
* Minnesota
* Nebraska

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* Bucky Badger
* "On, Wisconsin!"
* Marching band
* "Jump Around"
* Tall Grass Game
* Crazylegs

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