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American college football season
The 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 26 at No. 15 Miami (FL) * No. 14 W 20–062,084
October 4 Marquette * No. 9 W 50–042,513
October 11 No. 13 Purdue No. 6 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 31–651,028
October 18 No. 13 Iowa No. 4 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry ) L 9–2065,241
October 25 at No. 2 Ohio State No. 13 T 7–783,142
November 1 at Michigan State No. 8 W 9–771,040
November 8 No. 4 Northwestern No. 7 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 17–1362,964
November 15 at Illinois No. 5 W 31–1245,937
November 22 Minnesota No. 5 W 27–1254,517
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
0
0 6 6
12
• Wisconsin
7
7 6 7
27
Scoring summary 1 WIS Sid Williams 20-yard run (kick good) WIS 7-0
2 WIS Dale Hackbart 7-yard run (kick good)WIS 14-0
3 WIS Bob Zeman 2-yard run WIS 20-0
3 MINN Dick Johnson 77-yard pass from Larry Johnson WIS 20-6
4 WIS Billy Hobbs 44-yard pass from Dale Hackbart (kick good) WIS 27-6
4 MINN Larry Johnson 2-yard run WIS 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]
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