1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1958 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record7–1–1 (5–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 7 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 26at No. 15 Miami (FL)*No. 14
W 20–062,084
October 4Marquette*No. 9
W 50–042,513
October 11No. 13 PurdueNo. 6
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 31–651,028
October 18No. 13 IowaNo. 4
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 9–2065,241
October 25at No. 2 Ohio StateNo. 13
T 7–783,142
November 1at Michigan StateNo. 8
W 9–771,040
November 8No. 4 NorthwesternNo. 7
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 17–1362,964
November 15at IllinoisNo. 5
W 31–1245,937
November 22MinnesotaNo. 5
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 27–1254,517
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Minnesota

Team 1 234Total
Minnesota 0 066 12
• Wisconsin 7 767 27
Scoring summary
1WISSid Williams 20-yard run (kick good)WIS 7-0
2WISDale Hackbart 7-yard run (kick good)WIS 14-0
3WISBob Zeman 2-yard runWIS 20-0
3MINNDick Johnson 77-yard pass from Larry JohnsonWIS 20-6
4WISBilly Hobbs 44-yard pass from Dale Hackbart (kick good)WIS 27-6
4MINNLarry Johnson 2-yard runWIS 27-12

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

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin scores 27-12 victory over Minnesota." Ocala Star-Banner. 1958 Nov 23.
  3. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

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