| 1943 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (1–6 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Joe Keenan |
| Captain | Joe Keenan |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 5 Purdue + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Michigan + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Northwestern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Marquette* | L 7–33 | 22,000 | [8] | |
| September 25 | at Camp Grant* | L 7–10 | 11,000 | [9] | |
| October 2 | at Iowa | W 7–5 | |||
| October 9 | Illinois |
| L 7–25 | 17,000 | |
| October 16 | No. 1 Notre Dame* |
| L 0–50 | 16,235 | |
| October 23 | at Indiana | L 0–34 | |||
| October 30 | No. 4 Purdue |
| L 0–32 | 10,000 | |
| November 6 | No. 12 Northwestern |
| L 0–41 | ||
| November 13 | at No. 4 Michigan | L 0–27 | 15,047 | ||
| November 20 | at Minnesota | L 13–25 | 20,000 | ||
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References
- ^ a b "1943 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.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
- ^ 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
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- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ Hank Casserly (September 19, 1943). "Marquette Mauls Badgers 33-7 In Grid Debut". The Capital Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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