The 1943 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an
American football
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team that represented the
University of Wisconsin
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in the
1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 1–9 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the
Big Ten Conference
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.
Harry Stuhldreher
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was in his eighth year as Wisconsin's head coach.
Center Joe Keenan received the team's most valuable player award. Keenan was also the team
captain
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. Ray Dooney led the Big Ten with an average of 39.0 yards per punt.
In the final
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, Wisconsin ranked 46th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 84.6.
The team played its home games at
Camp Randall Stadium
Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a fully functioning stadiu ...
. During the 1943 season, the average attendance at home games was 14,374.
[Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.]
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References
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Badgers football seasons
Wisconsin Badgers football
The Wisconsin Badgers football program represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the sport of American football. Wisconsin competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the W ...