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1940 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Paskvan
CaptainJohn Tennant
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
Star fullback George Paskvan carries the ball against Illinois on the cover of the 1941 NCAA Football Guide.
1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Iowa 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his fifth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

Fullback George Paskvan was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player, and by the United Press (UP) as a third-team player, on the 1940 College Football All-America Team.[3][4] He was also selected by both the AP and UP as a first-team player on the 1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team,[5][6] and as Wisconsin's most valuable player.[7] John Tennant was the team captain.[8]

Wisconsin was ranked at No. 27 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[9]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium which was expanded to a capacity of 45,000 for the 1940 season.[10] During the 1940 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,277.[11]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Marquette*
W 33–1935,000[12]
October 12at Iowa
L 12–30
October 19No. 4 Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–2725,000[13]
October 26at Purdue
W 14–1322,000[14]
November 2Illinoisdagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 13–628,000[15]
November 9at Columbia*
L 6–720,000[16]
November 16Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 27–10
November 23No. 1 Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 13–2238,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1940 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 219. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Herb Barker (December 8, 1940). "Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America". The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  4. ^ Harry Ferguson (December 4, 1940). "Albert Named on United Press All-America 11". Lodi News-Sentinel.
  5. ^ Earl Hilligan (November 24, 1940). "Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row". St. Petersburg Times. AP. p. 12.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Honors Won By Rankin". Toledo Blade (UP story). November 23, 1940.
  7. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  8. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  9. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  11. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  12. ^ "Sophs Pace Badgers 33-19 Triumph". Wisconsin State Journal. October 6, 1940. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 20, 1940). "Generosity Helps Northwestern, 27-7: Paskvan Rambles 108 Yards; De Correvont Shines for Wildcats". The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 27, 1940). "Wisconsin Nips Purdue in Final Seconds, 14-13: Pass on Last Play Settles Big Ten Game". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41, 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Badgers Nip Illini 13-6, Take Fourth in Big 10: Tennant's 62 Yard Spring Provides Win". The Capital Times. November 3, 1940. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Gene Ward (November 10, 1940). "Columbia Rally Nips Badgers, 7-6". New York Daily News. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Hank Casserly (November 24, 1940). "Gophers Shiver Before Chilling Badgers 22-13". The Capital Times. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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