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Wisconsin Football Team History


Wisconsin Badgers
University of Wisconsin
 Madison, WI
Founded: 1849
Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
Capacity: 80,321
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Milton Milt Bruhn
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Milton Milt Bruhn enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Marquette  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Southern California  6   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Iowa  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Purdue  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Ohio State  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Michigan State  0   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Northwestern  7   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Illinois  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Minnesota  13   13   T       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record1-5 -3
  Points Scored93
  Scoring Average10.3
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record45-22
  Conference Record0-4
  Home Record1-2 -2
  Away Record0-3 -1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-1-212787 4-1-28467  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6129263 1-585216  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 2-5-2124154 1-4-279106  Ray Eliot
Iowa 9-121984Won  35-195-18844  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 7-2233123 5-214396  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 7-223987 4-213349  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 6-316081 4-28847  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 4-4-1107112 3-3-18079  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 3-4-2139122 1-4-295101  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 1-5-393129 0-4-346116  Milton Milt Bruhn

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.