1933 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1933 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Robert Schiller |
| Captain | Harold Smith |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Michigan + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Minnesota + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Ohio State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1933 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1933 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference. Clarence Spears was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Halfback Robert Schiller was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Harold Smith was the team captain.[4] No Wisconsin players received All-American or All-Big Ten honors in 1933.
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.[5] During the 1933 season, the average attendance at home games was 13,579.[6]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | Marquette* | W 19–0 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 14 | at Illinois | L 0–21 | 19,810 | ||
| October 21 | at Iowa | L 7–26 | |||
| October 28 | Purdue |
| L 0–14 | 27,000 | |
| November 4 | at Chicago | T 0–0 | |||
| November 11 | West Virginia* |
| W 25–6 | 11,000 | [8] |
| November 18 | Ohio State |
| L 0–6 | 9,089 | [9] |
| November 25 | at Minnesota | L 3–6 | 25,000 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "1933 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, 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 8, 1933). "Wisconsin Outclasses Marquette, 19-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers rout West Virginia, 25 to 6". The Capital Times. November 12, 1933. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hank Casserly (November 19, 1933). "Badgers Outplay Ohio State; Lose, 6 to 0: Smith Runs 55 Yards For Lone Score". The Capital Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.