1969 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 3–7 (3–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Stu Voigt |
Captain | Bill Gregory Don Murphy Mel Reddick |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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No. 4 Ohio State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Michigan + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Purdue | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 20 | No. 6 Oklahoma * | L 21–48 | 43,633 | |
September 27 | No. 14 UCLA * |
| L 23–34 | 49,243 |
October 4 | Syracuse * |
| L 7–43 | 45,540 |
October 11 | Iowa |
| W 23–17 | 53,714 |
October 18 | at Northwestern | L 7–27 | 34,374 | |
October 25 | Indiana |
| W 36–34 | 58,636 |
November 1 | at No. 20 Michigan | L 7–35 | 60,438 | |
November 8 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 7–62 | 86,519 | |
November 15 | Illinois |
| W 55–14 | 42,624 |
November 22 | at Minnesota | L 10–35 | 40,458 | |
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Mike McClish | Tackle | 8 | 196 | Houston Oilers |
Joe Dawkins | Running Back | 10 | 248 | Houston Oilers |
Stu Voigt | Tight End | 10 | 259 | Minnesota Vikings |
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