1936 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1936 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–6 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Stuhldreher (1st season)
MVP	Eddie Jankowski
Captain	John Golemgeske
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1936 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Northwestern $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Michigan	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1936 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 2–6 record (0–4 against conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his first year as Wisconsin's head coach.^[1][2]

Fullback Eddie Jankowski was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[3] John Golemgeske was the team captain.^[4]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.^[5] During the 1936 season, the average attendance at home games was 19,117.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	South Dakota State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–7
October 3	Marquette*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–12	32,000	[7]
October 10	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–35	18,000
October 17	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–27	16,423
October 31	Chicago	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–7	18,712	[8]
November 7	at No. 1 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 18–26
November 14	Cincinnati*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 27–6
November 21	No. 2 Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 0–24	33,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1936 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 4, 1936). "32,000 See Marquette Win, 12 to 6". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Irving Vaughan (November 1, 1936). "Badgers Yield To Maroons' First Quarter Drive, 7 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.