1949 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

1949 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–2–1 Big Nine)
Head coach	Ivy Williamson (1st season)
MVP	Red Wilson
Captain	Red Wilson
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons← 1948 1950 →

1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Ohio State +	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
No. 7 Michigan +	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Ivy Williamson, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big Nine. Red Wilson was the team's MVP for the third consecutive season and also the team's captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Marquette*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 41–0	42,000
October 1	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	T 13–13	38,332
October 8	No. 10 California*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 20–35	44,000
October 15	No. 18 Navy*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 48–13	45,000
October 22	Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–21	45,000
October 29	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 30–14	30,000
November 5	at Northwestern	Dyche Field Evanston, IL	W 14–6	51,000
November 12	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 35-13	45,000
November 19	at No. 8 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 6–14	64,110
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"Wisconsin Football Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. pp. 138, 143. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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