1944 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1944 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1944 record | 3–6 (2–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Harry Stuhldreher (9th season) |
| MVP | Clarence Esser |
| Captain | Allan Shafer |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his ninth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2] This was the first season since 1905 that the Badgers started the season away from home.
On November 11, 1944, Allan Schafer, a 17-year-old freshman quarterback, died at Wisconsin General Hospital from a hemorrhage to the lung after a hit sustained in the second half of Wisconsin's 26-7 victory over Iowa.[3] His jersey number (No. 83) was retired, and his name appears on the Camp Randall Stadium facade.[4][5]
Tackle Clarence Esser received the team's most valuable player award.[6] Allan Shafer was the team captain.[7] Jug Girard, a 17-year-old freshman, was selected by Look magazine as a first-team halfback on the 1944 College Football All-America Team.[8]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1944 season, the average attendance at home games was 22,010.[9]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
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| September 30 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 7–6 | ||||||
| October 7 | Marquette* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 21–2 | ||||||
| October 14 | No. 8 Ohio State |
No. 19 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 7–20 | |||||
| October 21 | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana | L 13–28 | ||||||
| October 28 | No. 16 Great Lakes Navy* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 12–40 | ||||||
| November 4 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 0–35 | ||||||
| November 11 | Iowa | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 26-7 | ||||||
| November 18 | at No. 5 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 0–14 | ||||||
| November 25 | Minnesota | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 26–28 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 "1944 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 219.
- ↑ "Allan Shafer, Badger Gridder, Fatally Injured in Iowa Tilt: Youthful Quarterback Sustains Hemorrhage; Wisconsin Wins, 26-7". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 13, 1944. p. 12.
- ↑ Flaherty, Tom (November 13, 1994). "Never A Star, No. 83 Left Mark At Wisconsin". Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Shafer's Jersey Number to be Retired". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ Hal Sayles (November 30, 1944). "Speaking of Sports". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 7.
- ↑ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.