1926 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1926 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 72. George Little was in his second and final year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

1926 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJefferson Burrus
CaptainDoyle Harmon
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan +500710
No. 10 Northwestern +500710
No. 8 Ohio State310710
Purdue211521
Wisconsin321521
No. 10 Illinois220620
Minnesota220530
Indiana040350
Iowa050350
Chicago050260
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

End Jefferson Burrus was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Burrus was also selected by the United Press as a second-team player on the 1926 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4] Doyle Harmon was the team captain.[5]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The stadium's capacity was expanded in 1926 from 29,783 to 38,293.[6] During the 1926 season, the average attendance at home games was 19,228.[7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Cornell (IA)*W 38–0
October 9Kansas*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 13–0
October 16at PurdueT 0–011,000
October 23Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–2
October 30Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 10–1642,000
November 6at MichiganL 0–3748,000
November 13Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 20–10
November 20at ChicagoW 14–748,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References