1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1958 college football season.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 26 |
at No. 15 Miami* |
No. 14 |
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
W 20–0 |
62,084 |
October 4 |
Marquette* |
No. 9 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
W 50–0 |
42,513 |
October 11 |
No. 13 Purdue |
No. 6 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
W 31–6 |
51,028 |
October 18 |
No. 13 Iowa |
No. 4 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
L 9–20 |
65,241 |
October 25 |
at No. 2 Ohio State |
No. 13 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
T 7–7 |
83,142 |
November 1 |
at Michigan State |
No. 8 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
W 9–7 |
71,040 |
November 8 |
No. 4 Northwestern |
No. 7 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
W 17–13 |
62,964 |
November 15 |
at Illinois |
No. 5 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
W 31–12 |
45,937 |
November 22 |
Minnesota |
No. 5 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) |
W 27–12 |
54,517 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Game notes
Minnesota
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minnesota |
0 |
0 | 6 | 6 |
12 |
• Wisconsin |
7 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| WIS | Sid Williams 20-yard run (kick good) | WIS 7-0 |
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2 |
| WIS | Dale Hackbart 7-yard run (kick good) | WIS 14-0 |
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3 |
| WIS | Bob Zeman 2-yard run | WIS 20-0 |
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3 |
| MINN | Dick Johnson 77-yard pass from Larry Johnson | WIS 20-6 |
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4 |
| WIS | Billy Hobbs 44-yard pass from Dale Hackbart (kick good) | WIS 27-6 |
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4 |
| MINN | Larry Johnson 2-yard run | WIS 27-12 |
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Wisconsin completed their best Big Ten finish since 1952 in front of a Dad's Day crowd as their defense intercepted six passes, one short of their own conference record. [2]
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