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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 3–5 (3–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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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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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]
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]
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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