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1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1957 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 19
Record6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDan Lewis
CaptainWilliam Gehler
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 1 0 8 1 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 1 1 7 1 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 3 0 6 3 0
Purdue 4 3 0 5 4 0
Michigan 3 3 1 5 3 1
Illinois 3 4 0 4 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 0 4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0 1 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Marquette*W 60–652,700
October 5West Virginia*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 45–1338,889[1]
October 12at PurdueNo. 16W 23–1440,507
October 19at No. 6 IowaNo. 13L 7–2158,147
October 26No. 12 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 13–1651,051
November 2No. 6 Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–2149,826
November 9at NorthwesternW 41–1232,250
November 16No. 15 Illinoisdagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 24–1352,384
November 23at MinnesotaNo. 18W 14–662,939
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Team players in the 1958 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Danny Lewis Back 6 73 Detroit Lions
Rocco Cinelli Tackle 11 125 Chicago Bears
Sid Williams Back 11 129 New York Giants

[3]

References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia swamped by surprising Wisconsin". Miami Sunday News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

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