1892 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1892 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest
Record4–3 (2–2 IAANW)
Head coach
CaptainJohn D. Freeman
Home stadium Randall Field
Seasons
←  1891
1893  →
1892 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota $ 3 –0 –05 –0 –0
Wisconsin 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Michigan 1 –2 –07 –5 –0
Northwestern 1 –3 –06 –4 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1892 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest (IAANW) during the 1892 college football season. Led by Billy Crawford in his first and only season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference playing, placing second in the IAANW. The team's captain was John D. Freeman. [1]

Crawford had coached the football team at Butler University the year before. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12:30 p.m. Beloit *
W 30–4 [3] [4]
October 15 Michigan
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 6–10800 [5]
October 193:30 p.m.at Purdue *
L 6–34 [2]
October 22vs. Lake Forest *
W 10–6 [6] [7]
October 292:30 p.m. Minnesota
L 4–32 [8]
November 19at Northwestern
W 26–6 [9]
November 2411:00 a.m.vs. Northwestern
  • Athletic Park
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 20–6 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Wasn't In It With Purdue". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. October 20, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Taking High Rank". Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. September 30, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Beloit Never Had A Chance". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. October 2, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "'Varsity Beats Wisconsin: The U. of M. Foot Ball Team on its Westward Tour; The U. of M. Defeats the U. of W." Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1892. pp. 6–7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sporting News". Oshkosh Northwestern . Oshkosh, Wisconsin. October 22, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Lake Forest Lost To Wisconsin". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. October 23, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Ski-u-mah". The Sunday Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 30, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Knew Northwestern's Signals". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. November 20, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "Madison The Victor". The Daily Inter Ocean . Chicago, Illinois. November 25, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved November 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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