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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  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Milton Milt Bruhn enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
 The Badgers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. New Mexico State  69   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Indiana  30   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Notre Dame  17   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Iowa  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Ohio State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Michigan  34   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Northwestern  37   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Illinois  35   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Minnesota  14   9   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Southern California  37   42   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored322
  Scoring Average32.2
  Points Allowed130
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record50-43
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-1
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 8-1-0 AP
2 8-1-0 Coaches
2 8-1-0 UPI
  
1962 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-2-113161 5-211061  Murray Warmath
Illinois 2-775234 2-552178  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 3-6126140 1-564113  Phil Dickens
Wisconsin 8-2322130Lost  37-426-119967  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 7-2237158 4-2136125  Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio State 6-320598 4-213175  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-418996 3-310767  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 4-5127166 3-387116  Jerry Burns
Purdue 4-4-114168 3-310345  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 2-770214 1-640182  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 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.