1945 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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]
| 1945 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Clarence Esser |
| Captain | Jack Mead |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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]
Schedule
| 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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References
- "1945 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.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- "Esser Wins Berth on All-Big-Ten Team". The Milwaukee Journal. November 26, 1945. p. L2.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- Henry J. McCormick (September 30, 1945). "Badgers Bludgeon Marquette, 40-13: Cards Show Good Line, Tough Backs". The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 25, 26 – via Newspapers.com.