The 1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1929 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 88 to 78. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
| 1929 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (1–4 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Harold Rebholz |
| Captain | John Parks |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Purdue $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fullback Harold Rebholz was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard John Parks was the team captain.[4] Parks was also selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1929 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[6] During the 1929 season, the average attendance at home games was 21,560.[7]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Ripon* | W 22–0 | |||
| September 28 | South Dakota State* |
| W 21–0 | ||
| October 5 | Colgate* |
| W 13–6 | ||
| October 12 | Northwestern |
| L 0–7 | ||
| October 19 | vs. Notre Dame* | L 0–19 | 85,000–90,000 | [8][9] | |
| October 26 | Iowa |
| L 0–14 | ||
| November 2 | Purdue |
| L 0–13 | 30,000 | |
| November 9 | at Chicago | W 20–6 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | at Minnesota | L 12–13 | 58,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b "1929 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- ^ 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 16, 2017.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ Bert Demby (November 26, 1929). "All Big Ten Football Team Named; Picking Best Centers Difficult". The News-Herald (Franklin, Pennsylvania). p. 12.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ John W. Stahr (October 20, 1929). "85,000 See Notre Dame Win: Rocknemen Get 'On' Wisconsin to Tune of 19-0; Tom Lieb Directs Team to Victory at Soldier Field in Chicago". The South Bend Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Soldier Field Event History". Archived from the original on July 13, 2014.
- ^ Don Maxwell (November 10, 1929). "Blocked Kicks Help Badgers Beat Chicago". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.