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1945 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1945 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPClarence Esser
CaptainJack Mead
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Great Lakes Navy*T 0–0
September 29Marquette*W 40–1337,000[8]
October 6Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–1330,000
October 13at No. 4 Ohio StateL 0–1269,235
October 20Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
T 7–733,000
November 3IowaW 27–7
November 10Northwesterndagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 14–28
November 17at No. 2 Navy*L 7–36
November 24at MinnesotaW 26–1234,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1945 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 131.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  5. ^ "Esser Wins Berth on All-Big-Ten Team". The Milwaukee Journal. November 26, 1945. p. L2.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  7. ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  8. ^ 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.