1935 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1935 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–7 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEddie Jankowski
CaptainRay Davis
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Ohio State + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Iowa 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Chicago 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1935 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. Clarence Spears was in his fourth and final year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2] This was the first time since 1918 that the Badgers lost their opening game of the season.

Fullback Eddie Jankowski was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Ray Davis was the team captain.[4]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.[5] During the 1935 season, the average attendance at home games was 15,889.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28South Dakota State*
L 6–1313,000[7]
October 5Marquette*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–3319,000[8]
October 12Notre Dame*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–2719,863
October 19Michigan
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 12–2014,381[9]
October 26at Chicago
L 7–13
November 9Purduedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 8–016,595[10]
November 16at Northwestern
L 13–3220,000[11]
November 23at Minnesota
L 7–3345,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1935 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  4. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  5. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  6. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  7. ^ Hank Casserly (September 29, 1935). "South Dakota State Upsets Wisconsin, 13 to 6". The Capital Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 5, 1935). "Wisconsin 0; Marquette 33". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 20, 1935). "Renner Passes U. of M. to 20-12 Victory Over Badgers: His Passes in First Half Bring All 3 Touchdowns". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4.
  10. ^ Henry J. McCormick (November 10, 1935). "Bunyan Tales Fade; Badgers Win, 8-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Edward Burns (November 17, 1935). "Northwestern's Runs Defeat Wisconsin's Passes, 32-13". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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