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1959 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 8–44 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6[1]
APNo. 6[2]
Record7–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
No. 13 Illinois 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Stanford*No. 8
W 16–1441,892
October 3Marquette*No. 12
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 44–647,970
October 10at No. 7 PurdueNo. 9
L 0–2141,542
October 17No. 9 Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 25–1664,256
October 24No. 20 Ohio StateNo. 12
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 12–355,440
October 31at MichiganNo. 10
W 19–1068,063[7]
November 7at No. 2 NorthwesternNo. 9
W 24–1955,282
November 14IllinoisdaggerNo. 7
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 6–956,028
November 21at MinnesotaNo. 9
W 11–753,647
January 1, 1960vs. No. 8 Washington*No. 6
L 8–44100,089
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Source:[8][9]

NFL Draft

Five Badgers were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Dale Hackbart Back 5 51 Green Bay Packers
Jerry Stalcup Guard 6 62 Los Angeles Rams
Dan Lanphear Tackle 8 90 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Heinke Tackle 16 190 San Francisco 49ers
Bob Nelson Center 20 235 Cleveland Browns
Source:[10]

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-year Final Coaches' Polls". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Poll Archive". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Badgers jump to 5th in UPI poll". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. November 24, 1959. p. 4, part 2.
  4. ^ "College grid standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. November 24, 1959. p. 5, part 2.
  5. ^ Ingrassia, Tony (November 22, 1959). "Badgers clinch title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.
  6. ^ Larson, Lloyd (January 2, 1960). "Badgers buried, 44-8". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 11.
  7. ^ Hal Middlesworth (November 1, 1959). "Own Passes Foul Up Michigan: Wisconsin Intercepts 6 to Win". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1959 Wisconsin Badgers". Milwaukee Sentinel. (team photo). October 4, 1959. p. 3C.
  9. ^ "Rose Bowl rosters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1960. p. 49.
  10. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1960.htm
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