The 1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fourth season under head coach Milt Bruhn, Wisconsin compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 in Big Ten, first),[3][4] won the Big Ten championship,[5] but lost to underdog Washington in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.[6]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Stanford* | No. 8 | | W 16–14 | 41,892 | |
| October 3 | Marquette* | No. 12 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 44–6 | 47,970 | |
| October 10 | at No. 7 Purdue | No. 9 | | L 0–21 | 41,542 | |
| October 17 | No. 9 Iowa | | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI (rivalry)
| W 25–16 | 64,256 | |
| October 24 | No. 20 Ohio State | No. 12 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W 12–3 | 55,440 | |
| October 31 | at Michigan | No. 10 | | W 19–10 | 68,063 | [7] |
| November 7 | at No. 2 Northwestern | No. 9 | | W 24–19 | 55,282 | |
| November 14 | Illinois | No. 7 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| L 6–9 | 56,028 | |
| November 21 | at Minnesota | No. 9 | | W 11–7 | 53,647 | |
| January 1, 1960 | vs. No. 8 Washington* | No. 6 | | L 8–44 | 100,089 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
- Source:[8][9]
NFL Draft
Five Badgers were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft
- Source:[10]
References
- ^ "Year-by-year Final Coaches' Polls". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "Poll Archive". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "Badgers jump to 5th in UPI poll". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. November 24, 1959. p. 4, part 2.
- ^ "College grid standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. November 24, 1959. p. 5, part 2.
- ^ Ingrassia, Tony (November 22, 1959). "Badgers clinch title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.
- ^ Larson, Lloyd (January 2, 1960). "Badgers buried, 44-8". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 11.
- ^ Hal Middlesworth (November 1, 1959). "Own Passes Foul Up Michigan: Wisconsin Intercepts 6 to Win". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1959 Wisconsin Badgers". Milwaukee Sentinel. (team photo). October 4, 1959. p. 3C.
- ^ "Rose Bowl rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1960. p. 49.
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1960.htm
