1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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The 1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference. The team finished the season with a 20–1 record won the Western Conference. The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[1]

Record20–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
HomearenaRed Gym
Quick facts Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball, Helms Foundation National ChampionsWestern Conference Champions ...
1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Western Conference Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaRed Gym
Seasons
← 1914–15
1916–17 â†’
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1915–16 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wisconsin11–1 .91720–1  .952
Illinois9–3 .75013–3  .813
Northwestern9–3 .75013–3  .813
Minnesota6–6 .50011–6  .647
Indiana3–5 .3756–7  .462
Chicago4–8 .33315–11  .577
Iowa2–4 .33311–4  .733
Ohio State2–8 .2009–13  .409
Purdue2–10 .1674–10  .286
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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1915*
Beloit (WI) W 38–11  1–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/15/1915*
Lawrence (WI) W 46–16  2–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/30/1915*
at Ripon (WI) W 27–15  3–0
 
Ripon, WI
12/30/1915*
at Ripon (WI) Reserves W 41–7  4–0
 
Ripon, WI
12/31/1915*
at Milwaukee Normals W 51–12  5–0
 
Milwaukee, WI
1/01/1916*
at Milwaukee Normals Alumni W 24–18  6–0
 
Milwaukee, WI
1/01/1916*
at Milwaukee Normals W 39–8  7–0
 
Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1916*
Wabash (IN) W 24–14  8–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/08/1916
at Purdue W 33–17  9–0 (1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
1/10/1916
at Iowa W 36–31 OT 10–0 (2–0)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
1/15/1916
Minnesota W 31–11  11–0 (3–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/18/1916
Northwestern W 22–18  12–0 (4–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/22/1916
at Illinois L 20–27  12–1 (4–1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/29/1916
at Chicago W 29–18  13–1 (5–1)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/14/1916*
Nebraska Wesleyan W 25–20  14–1
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/19/1916
Illinois W 34–14  15–1 (6–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/25/1916
Purdue W 35–22  16–1 (7–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/28/1916
Iowa W 39–17  17–1 (8–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/04/1916
at Minnesota W 32–14  18–1 (9–1)
Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
3/08/1916
Chicago W 24–12  19–1 (10–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/11/1916
at Northwestern W 24–21  20–1 (11–1)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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