1916 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1916 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Western Conference
1916 record421 (121 Western)
Head coach
Home stadium Randall Field
Seasons
  1915
1917  
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ohio State $400  700
Northwestern 410  610
Minnesota 310  610
Chicago 330  340
Illinois 221  331
Wisconsin 121  421
Iowa 120  430
Indiana 031  241
Purdue 041  241
  • $ Conference champion

The 1916 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1916 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7 Lawrence *W 20–0
October 14 South Dakota State *
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 28–3
October 21 Haskell *
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 13–0
October 28 Chicago Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 30–7
November 4at Ohio State L 13–14
November 18at Minnesota L 0–54
November 25 Illinois
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.