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American college football season
The
1947 Wisconsin Badgers football team
was an
American football
team that represented the
University of Wisconsin
in the
1947 Big Nine Conference football season
. The team compiled a 5?3?1 record (3?2?1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the
Big Nine Conference
.
Harry Stuhldreher
was in his 12th year as Wisconsin's head coach.
[1]
[2]
The team was ranked No. 9 in the
AP Poll
before losing to
Michigan
on November 15, 1947.
[1]
The team averaged 280.1 yards per game of total offense, 205.9 yards per game by rushing, and 74.2 by passing.
[3]
The team's statistical leaders included
Clarence Self
with 526
rushing
yards,
Jug Girard
with 322
passing yards
, Tom Bennett with 95
receiving yards
, and Lisle Blackbourn, Jr., with 39 points scored.
[4]
Center
Red Wilson
received the team's most valuable player award;
[5]
Wilson also received first-team honors from the
Associated Press
,
United Press
, and
International News Service
on the
1947 All-Big Nine Conference football team
.
[6]
[7]
[8]
Jack Wink
was the team
captain
.
[9]
Several Wisconsin records were set during the 1947 season, including the following:
- In a game against
Iowa
on November 8,
Jug Girard
set four Iowa single game records: 158
punt return
yards; two punt returns for
touchdowns
, an 85-yard return; and an average of 52.7 yards per return. Three of those record still stand (the record for longest punt return was broken in 1970).
[10]
- In a game against Purdue on September 27,
Clarence Self
set Iowa's single game record with an average of 12.7
yards per carry
(10 carries for 127 yards). That record stood for 26 years.
[11]
- In a game against Michigan on November 15, Clarence Self set Iowa's single game record with 178 kickoff return yards. That record stood for 60 years.
[12]
Wisconsin was ranked at No. 16 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final
Litkenhous Ratings
for 1947.
[13]
The team played its home games at
Camp Randall Stadium
. During the 1947 season, the average attendance at home games was 44,200.
[14]
Schedule
[
edit
]
Date
| Opponent
| Rank
| Site
| Result
| Attendance
| Source
|
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September 27
| Purdue
| | | W
32?14
| 38,000
| [15]
|
October 4
| at
Indiana
| | | T
7?7
| 30,000
| [16]
|
October 11
| No. 8
California
*
| | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| L
7?48
| 45,000
| [17]
|
October 18
| at No. 12
Yale
*
| | | W
9?0
| 65,000
| [18]
|
October 25
| Marquette
*
| | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| W
35?12
| 45,000
| [19]
|
November 1
| at
Northwestern
| | | W
29?0
| 43,000
| [20]
|
November 8
| Iowa
| No. 19
| - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI (
rivalry
)
| W
46?14
| 45,000
| [21]
|
November 15
| No. 2
Michigan
| No. 9
| - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| L
6?40
| 45,000
| [22]
|
November 22
| at
Minnesota
| | | L
0?21
| 63,862
| [23]
|
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll
released prior to the game
|
[1]
Rankings
[
edit
]
Ranking movements
Legend:
??
Increase in ranking
??
Decrease in ranking
? = Not ranked
| Week
|
---|
Poll
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| Final
|
---|
AP
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 19
| 9
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
---|
References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
c
"1947 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results"
.
SR/College Football
. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
- ^
"Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book"
(PDF)
. University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 220. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on December 30, 2016
. Retrieved
March 13,
2017
.
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 146.
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, pp. 134-136.
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ^
"Michigan Lands Four Players on All-Big Nine"
.
The Daily News, Ludington, Mich. (AP story)
. November 24, 1947. p. 6.
(AP)
- ^
"
'M' Awarded Five Positions on UP Team"
.
The Michigan Daily
. November 26, 1947. p. 3.
(UP)
- ^
Charles Einstein.
"Wilson of Wisconsin On INS All-Big Nine Team"
.
The Milwaukee Sentinel (INS story)
.
[
permanent dead link
]
(INS)
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, pp. 96, 130.
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Record Book, pp. 100, 103.
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Record Book, p. 130.
- ^
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947).
"Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings"
.
Times
. p. 47 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- ^
Hank Casserly (September 28, 1947).
"Wisconsin Badgers Rout Purdue, 32 to 14 in Big Nine Gridiron Inaugural"
.
The Capital Times
. pp. 29?30 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Jack Overmyer (October 5, 1947).
"I.U., Badgers Tie: Visitors Gain 7-7 Standoff In 4th Period"
.
The Indianapolis Star
. p. 41 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Emmons Byrne (October 12, 1947).
"Bears Crush Wisconsin, 48 to 7"
.
Oakland Tribune
. pp. 24A, 26A – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Bill Lee (October 19, 1947).
"Wisconsin Overcomes Yale In Bitterly Contested Game Before 65,000, By 9-0 Score"
.
Hartford Courant
. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Hank Casserly (October 26, 1947).
"Wisconsin Badgers Rip Marquette 35 to 12 Before 45,000 Gridiron Fans"
.
The Capital Times
. p. 33 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Charles Bartlett (November 2, 1947).
"Wisconsin Routs N.U. 29-0: Badgers Crush Wildcats on Big First Half"
.
Chicago Tribune
. pp. II-1, II-7 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Hank Casserly (November 9, 1947).
"Brilliant Badger Team Rocks Iowa, 46-14; Stays In Big Nine Title Chase"
.
The Capital Times
. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Henry J. McCormick (November 16, 1947).
"Mighty Michigan Crushes Badgers, 40-6"
.
Wisconsin State Journal
. p. 35 – via
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Bernie Swanson (November 23, 1947).
"Wisconsin Passes Backfire: Minnesota Wins Finale 21-0; Pass-Hawking Gophers Win"
.
Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
. p. 33 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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