| 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 7–1–1 (5–1–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Jon Hobbs Dick Teteak |
| Captain | Jon Hobbs Dave Kocourek |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 2 Iowa $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Ohio State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 26 | at No. 15 Miami (FL) * | No. 14 | W 20–0 | 62,084 | |
| October 4 | Marquette * | No. 9 | W 50–0 | 42,513 | |
| October 11 | No. 13 Purdue | No. 6 |
| W 31–6 | 51,028 |
| October 18 | No. 13 Iowa | No. 4 |
| L 9–20 | 65,241 |
| October 25 | at No. 2 Ohio State | No. 13 | T 7–7 | 83,142 | |
| November 1 | at Michigan State | No. 8 | W 9–7 | 71,040 | |
| November 8 | No. 4 Northwestern  | No. 7 |
| W 17–13 | 62,964 |
| November 15 | at Illinois | No. 5 | W 31–12 | 45,937 | |
| November 22 | Minnesota | No. 5 |
| W 27–12 | 54,517 |
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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]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Bob Zeman | Back | 10 | 119 | Cleveland Browns |
| Dick Teteak | Guard | 15 | 169 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dave Kocourek | Wide Receiver | 19 | 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jim Fraser | Guard | 21 | 250 | Cleveland Browns |
| Lowell Jenkins | Tackle | 27 | 315 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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