1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1960 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Wiesner
CaptainHenry Derleth
Tom Wiesner
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Purdue 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24at Stanford*
W 24–729,500
October 1Marquette*
W 35–651,533
October 8No. 7 Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 24–1358,292
October 15at No. 2 IowaNo. 12
L 21–2857,000
October 22at No. 9 Ohio StateNo. 11
L 7–3483,244
October 29Michigan
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 16–1357,629
November 5Northwesterndagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–2161,730
November 12at Illinois
L 14–3548,143
November 19No. 4 Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 7–2655,576
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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  • DB Ron Vander Kelen

Team players in the 1961 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ron Miller Quarterback 3 41 Los Angeles Rams
Tom Wiesner Back 16 217 Baltimore Colts

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Team players in the 1961 American Football League draft

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Player Position Round AFL Cclub
Ron Miller Quarterback 21 Houston Oilers
Terry Huxhold Tackle 27 Boston Patriots

References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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