The 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the
University of Wisconsin
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in the
1958 Big Ten Conference football season.
Schedule
Game summaries
Minnesota
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.
Team players in the
1959 NFL Draft
The 1959 National Football League draft had its first four rounds held on December 1, 1958, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 21, 1959. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. With the first overall pick in the dra ...
References
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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Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
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 ...