The 1940 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his fifth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
| 1940 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (3–3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | George Paskvan |
| Captain | John Tennant |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 1 Minnesota $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fullback George Paskvan was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player, and by the United Press (UP) as a third-team player, on the 1940 College Football All-America Team.[3][4] He was also selected by both the AP and UP as a first-team player on the 1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team,[5][6] and as Wisconsin's most valuable player.[7] John Tennant was the team captain.[8]
Wisconsin was ranked at No. 27 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[9]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium which was expanded to a capacity of 45,000 for the 1940 season.[10] During the 1940 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,277.[11]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | Marquette* | W 33–19 | 35,000 | [12] | |
| October 12 | at Iowa | L 12–30 | |||
| October 19 | No. 4 Northwestern |
| L 7–27 | 25,000 | [13] |
| October 26 | at Purdue | W 14–13 | 22,000 | [14] | |
| November 2 | Illinois |
| W 13–6 | 28,000 | [15] |
| November 9 | at Columbia* | L 6–7 | 20,000 | [16] | |
| November 16 | Indiana |
| W 27–10 | ||
| November 23 | No. 1 Minnesota |
| L 13–22 | 38,000 | [17] |
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References
edit- ^ a b "1940 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 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 15, 2017.
- ^ Herb Barker (December 8, 1940). "Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America". The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
- ^ Harry Ferguson (December 4, 1940). "Albert Named on United Press All-America 11". Lodi News-Sentinel.
- ^ Earl Hilligan (November 24, 1940). "Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row". St. Petersburg Times. AP. p. 12.
- ^ "Big Ten Honors Won By Rankin". Toledo Blade (UP story). November 23, 1940.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^ "Sophs Pace Badgers 33-19 Triumph". Wisconsin State Journal. October 6, 1940. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 20, 1940). "Generosity Helps Northwestern, 27-7: Paskvan Rambles 108 Yards; De Correvont Shines for Wildcats". The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 27, 1940). "Wisconsin Nips Purdue in Final Seconds, 14-13: Pass on Last Play Settles Big Ten Game". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41, 45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers Nip Illini 13-6, Take Fourth in Big 10: Tennant's 62 Yard Spring Provides Win". The Capital Times. November 3, 1940. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gene Ward (November 10, 1940). "Columbia Rally Nips Badgers, 7-6". New York Daily News. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hank Casserly (November 24, 1940). "Gophers Shiver Before Chilling Badgers 22-13". The Capital Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.