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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 3–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Clarence Esser |
Captain | Jack Mead |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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No. 4 Indiana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his 10th year as Wisconsin's head coach. [1] [2] The team led the Big Ten with an average of 310 yards of total offense per game. [3]
Don Kindt tied for the lead in the Big Ten with 36 points scored, and Rex Johns led the conference with an average of 40.8 yards per punt. [3] Tackle Clarence Esser received the team's most valuable player award. [4] Esser also received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team. [5] Jack Mead was the team captain. [6]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1945 season, the average attendance at home games was 32,666. [7]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at Great Lakes Navy* |
| T 0–0 | ||
September 29 | Marquette* | W 40–13 | 37,000 | [8] | |
October 6 | Purdue |
| L 7–13 | 30,000 | |
October 13 | at No. 4 Ohio State | L 0–12 | 69,235 | ||
October 20 | Illinois |
| T 7–7 | 33,000 | |
November 3 | Iowa | W 27–7 | |||
November 10 | Northwestern |
| L 14–28 | ||
November 17 | at No. 2 Navy* | L 7–36 | |||
November 24 | at Minnesota | W 26–12 | 34,800 | ||
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