1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference. The team finished the season with a 20–1 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[1]
1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1915–16 record | 20–1 (11–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Walter Meanwell |
Home arena | Red Gym |
1915–16 Western Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 20 | – | 1 | .952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/10/1915* |
Beloit (WI) | W 38–11 | 1–0 |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
12/15/1915* |
Lawrence (WI) | W 46–16 | 2–0 |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
12/30/1915* |
at Ripon (WI) | W 27–15 | 3–0 |
Ripon, WI | |||||||
12/30/1915* |
at Ripon (WI) Reserves | W 41–7 | 4–0 |
Ripon, WI | |||||||
12/31/1915* |
at Milwaukee Normals | W 51–12 | 5–0 |
Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
1/01/1916* |
at Milwaukee Normals Alumni | W 24–18 | 6–0 |
Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
1/01/1916* |
at Milwaukee Normals | W 39–8 | 7–0 |
Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
1/03/1916* |
Wabash (IN) | W 24–14 | 8–0 |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
1/08/1916 |
at Purdue | W 33–17 | 9–0 (1–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
1/10/1916 |
at Iowa | W 36–31 OT | 10–0 (2–0) |
Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA | |||||||
1/15/1916 |
Minnesota | W 31–11 | 11–0 (3–0) |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
1/18/1916 |
Northwestern | W 22–18 | 12–0 (4–0) |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
1/22/1916 |
at Illinois | L 20–27 | 12–1 (4–1) |
Kenney Gym Urbana, IL | |||||||
1/29/1916 |
at Chicago | W 29–18 | 13–1 (5–1) |
Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL | |||||||
2/14/1916* |
Nebraska Wesleyan | W 25–20 | 14–1 |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
2/19/1916 |
Illinois | W 34–14 | 15–1 (6–1) |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
2/25/1916 |
Purdue | W 35–22 | 16–1 (7–1) |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
2/28/1916 |
Iowa | W 39–17 | 17–1 (8–1) |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
3/04/1916 |
at Minnesota | W 32–14 | 18–1 (9–1) |
Minnesota Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
3/08/1916 |
Chicago | W 24–12 | 19–1 (10–1) |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
3/11/1916 |
at Northwestern | W 24–21 | 20–1 (11–1) |
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
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References
- ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- Wisconsin Record Book
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