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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-

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1889 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Milton Milt Bruhn enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Stanford	24	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Marquette	35	6	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Purdue	24	13	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Iowa	21	28	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Ohio State	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Michigan	16	13	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Northwestern	0	21	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Illinois	14	35	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Minnesota	7	26	L

1960 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	148
Scoring Average	16.4
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	20.3
Opponents Record	42-31
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-3

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
5	4-5-0	Coaches
5	4-5-0	UPI

1960 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	228	88	Lost 7-17	6-1	147	50	Murray Warmath
Illinois	5-4	140	117		3-4	97	109	Peter R. Elliot
Indiana	1-8	69	243		0-7	29	215	Phil Dickens
Iowa	8-1	234	108		5-1	163	89	Forest Evashevski
Ohio State	7-2	209	90		5-2	165	90	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	6-2-1	193	118		4-2	122	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan	5-4	133	84		3-4	81	78	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern	5-4	107	103		3-4	81	94	Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue	4-4-1	212	163		3-4	134	117	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	4-5	148	183		2-5	89	170	Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.