1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1959 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Big Ten champion | |
Rose Bowl, L 8–44 vs. Washington | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6[1] |
AP | No. 6[2] |
Record | 7–3 (5–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Jerry Stalcup |
Captain | Jerry Stalcup Bob Zeman |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Wisconsin $ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fourth season under head coach Milt Bruhn, Wisconsin compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 in Big Ten, first),[3][4] won the Big Ten championship,[5] but lost to underdog Washington in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.[6]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | Stanford* | No. 8 | W 16–14 | 41,892 | ||
October 3 | Marquette* | No. 12 |
| W 44–6 | 47,970 | |
October 10 | at No. 7 Purdue | No. 9 | L 0–21 | 41,542 | ||
October 17 | No. 9 Iowa |
| W 25–16 | 64,256 | ||
October 24 | No. 20 Ohio State | No. 12 |
| W 12–3 | 55,440 | |
October 31 | at Michigan | No. 10 | W 19–10 | 68,063 | [7] | |
November 7 | at No. 2 Northwestern | No. 9 | W 24–19 | 55,282 | ||
November 14 | Illinois | No. 7 |
| L 6–9 | 56,028 | |
November 21 | at Minnesota | No. 9 | W 11–7 | 53,647 | ||
January 1, 1960 | vs. No. 8 Washington* | No. 6 | L 8–44 | 100,089 | [8][9] | |
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Roster[edit]
NFL Draft[edit]
Five Badgers were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Dale Hackbart | Back | 5 | 51 | Green Bay Packers |
Jerry Stalcup | Guard | 6 | 62 | Los Angeles Rams |
Dan Lanphear | Tackle | 8 | 90 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Heinke | Tackle | 16 | 190 | San Francisco 49ers |
Bob Nelson | Center | 20 | 235 | Cleveland Browns |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Year-by-year Final Coaches' Polls". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "Poll Archive". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "Badgers jump to 5th in UPI poll". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. November 24, 1959. p. 4, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "College grid standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. November 24, 1959. p. 5, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ingrassia, Tony (November 22, 1959). "Badgers clinch title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Larson, Lloyd (January 2, 1960). "Badgers buried, 44-8". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hal Middlesworth (November 1, 1959). "Own Passes Foul Up Michigan: Wisconsin Intercepts 6 to Win". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Missildine, Harry (January 2, 1960). "Huskies magnificent in 44-8 bowl win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
- ^ "Huskies surprise 44-8 in Rose Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 2, 1960. p. 5.
- ^ "1959 Wisconsin Badgers". Milwaukee Sentinel. (team photo). October 4, 1959. p. 3C.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rose Bowl rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1960. p. 49.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com".