1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season.
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 7 |
1958 record | 7–1–1 (5–1–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Milt Bruhn (3rd season) |
MVP | Jon Hobbs, Dick Teteak |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Iowa $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Ohio State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | at No. 15 Miami (FL)* | No. 14 |
| W 20–0 | 62,084 |
October 4 | Marquette* | No. 9 | W 50–0 | 42,513 | |
October 11 | No. 13 Purdue | No. 6 |
| W 31–6 | 51,028 |
October 18 | No. 13 Iowa | No. 4 |
| L 9–20 | 65,241 |
October 25 | at No. 2 Ohio State | No. 13 | T 7–7 | 83,142 | |
November 1 | at Michigan State | No. 8 |
| W 9–7 | 71,040 |
November 8 | No. 4 Northwestern | No. 7 |
| W 17–13 | 62,964 |
November 15 | at Illinois | No. 5 | W 31–12 | 45,937 | |
November 22 | Minnesota | No. 5 |
| W 27–12 | 54,517 |
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Game summaries
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Wisconsin completed their best Big Ten finish since 1952 in front of a Dad's Day crowd as their defense intercepted six passes, one short of their own conference record.[2]
Team players in the 1959 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Bob Zeman | Back | 10 | 119 | Cleveland Browns |
Dick Teteak | Guard | 15 | 169 | Green Bay Packers |
Dave Kocourek | Wide Receiver | 19 | 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Fraser | Guard | 21 | 250 | Cleveland Browns |
Lowell Jenkins | Tackle | 27 | 315 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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References
- "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- "Wisconsin scores 27-12 victory over Minnesota." Ocala Star-Banner. 1958 Nov 23.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1959.htm
Further reading
- Haney, Richard Carlton. "Canceled Due to Racism: The Wisconsin Badger Football Games against Louisiana State in 1957 and 1958". Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 92, no. 1 (Autumn 2008): 44-53.
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