The 1938 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
| 1938 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (3–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Howard Weiss |
| Captain | Ralph Moeller |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 10 Minnesota $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Northwestern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fullback Howard Weiss was selected by the International News Service as a first-team player on the 1938 College Football All-America Team.[3] He also won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten.[4] He also finished sixth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and was also selected as Wisconsin's most valuable player.[5] Ralph Moeller was the team captain.[6] Howard Weiss and center Jack Murray were selected by the Associated Press and United Press as first-team players on the 1938 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[7][8]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 36,000.[9] During the 1938 season, the average attendance at home games was 31,731.[10]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | Marquette* | W 27–0 | 27,876 | [11] | ||
| October 8 | at Iowa | W 31–13 | ||||
| October 15 | Pittsburgh* |
| L 6–26 | |||
| October 22 | at Purdue | L 7–13 | 21,000 | |||
| October 29 | Indiana |
| W 6–0 | |||
| November 5 | at No. 7 Northwestern | W 20–13 | ||||
| November 12 | at UCLA* | No. 15 | W 14–7 | 35,000 | ||
| November 19 | Minnesota | No. 12 |
| L 0–21 | 38,000 | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "1938 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1174. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ Wilfrid Smith (December 18, 1938). "Weiss Voted Most Valuable in Big Ten: Star Wisconsin Full Back Wins Tribune Trophy; Heikkinen Second in Electors' Ballots". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, pp. 161, 181.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ "Michigan Places 3 Stars on All Big Ten". The Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. AP. November 21, 1938. p. 11.
- ^ "Six Teams Put Men on Big 10 Squad of Honor". Lodi News-Sentinel (UP story). November 23, 1938. p. 7.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 2, 1938). "Everybody Grabs a Piece of Glory: Four Badger Teams Smash Marquette; Alertness, Power Carry Cardinal to 27-0 Victory". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.