1933 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1933 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–5–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clarence Spears (2nd season)
MVP	Robert Schiller
Captain	Harold Smith
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1933 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Minnesota +	2	–	0	–	4			4	–	0	–	4
No. 5 Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Illinois	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Chicago	0	–	3	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Indiana	0	–	3	–	2			1	–	5	–	2
Wisconsin	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1933 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 2–5–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference. Clarence Spears was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.^[1][2]

Halfback Robert Schiller was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[3] Harold Smith was the team captain.^[4] No Wisconsin players received All-American or All-Big Ten honors in 1933.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.^[5] During the 1933 season, the average attendance at home games was 13,579.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	Marquette*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 19–0	20,000	[7]
October 14	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–21	19,810
October 21	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 7–26
October 28	Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–14	27,000
November 4	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	T 0–0
November 11	West Virginia*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 25–6	11,000	[8]
November 18	Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–6	9,089	[9]
November 25	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 3–6	25,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[1][2]

References

1. "1933 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
2. "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
3. 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
4. 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
5. 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
6. 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
7. Henry J. McCormick (October 8, 1933). "Wisconsin Outclasses Marquette, 19-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Badgers rout West Virginia, 25 to 6". The Capital Times. November 12, 1933. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hank Casserly (November 19, 1933). "Badgers Outplay Ohio State; Lose, 6 to 0: Smith Runs 55 Yards For Lone Score". The Capital Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.