The 1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his sixth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
| 1941 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (3–3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Pat Harder |
| Captain | Tom Farris |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 1 Minnesota $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Ohio State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wisconsin players led the Big Ten in rushing (Pat Harder, 443 rushing yards), passing (Len Seelinger, 419 passing yards), receiving (Dave Schreiner, 249 receiving yards), and scoring (Harder, 58 points).[3] Schreiner was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team All-American.[4] Schreiner and Harder both received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[5][6] Harder received the team's most valuable player award.[7] Quarterback Tom Farris was the team captain.[8]
Wisconsin was ranked at No. 57 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[9]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1941 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,212.[10]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | Marquette* | L 7–28 | 40,000 | [11] | |
| October 11 | at Northwestern | L 14–41 | 40,000 | [12] | |
| October 18 | Iowa |
| W 23–0 | 20,000 | [13] |
| October 25 | Indiana |
| W 27–25 | 33,000 | [14] |
| November 1 | Syracuse* |
| L 20–27 | 19,000 | [15] |
| November 8 | at No. 20 Ohio State | L 34–46 | 58,519 | [16] | |
| November 15 | Purdue |
| W 13–0 | 25,000 | [17] |
| November 22 | at Minnesota | L 6–41 | 52,984 | [18] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1941 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
- ^ Dillon Graham (December 12, 1941). "Three Juniors on 1941 All-American Team". The Evening Independent.
- ^ "Four Minnesotans On Big Ten Team". The Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. AP. November 27, 1941. p. 16.
- ^ "Eleven Best in Big Ten Circles on Honor Rolls". Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois). November 21, 1941. p. 13.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ Hank Casserly (October 5, 1941). "40,000 Watch Hilltoppers Stun Wisconsin, 28 to 7". The Capital Times. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Arch Ward (October 12, 1941). "Wildcats Roll Over in 2d Half, 41-14". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 19, 1941). "Smashing Badgers Rout Iowa, 23-0". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 26, 1941). "Badgers Outroar Indiana, 27-25". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (November 2, 1941). "Syracuse Razzle-Dazzles Badgers, 27-20". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (November 9, 1941). "Badgers Lose Weird Game to Ohio, 46-34". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (November 16, 1941). "Last Period Badger Spurt Tips Purdue, 13-0". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Johnson (November 23, 1941). "Gophers Tip Badgers, 41-6, Win Big Ten, U.S. Titles: Smith Heroic in Last Game". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.