1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team
American college football season
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The 1929 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1929 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4â5 record (1â4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 88 to 78. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
- Glenn Thistlethwaite (3rd season)
| 1929 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4â5 (1â4 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Harold Rebholz |
| Captain | John Parks |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Purdue $ | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Illinois | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fullback Harold Rebholz was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard John Parks was the team captain.[4] Parks was also selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1929 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[6] During the 1929 season, the average attendance at home games was 21,560.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Ripon* | W 22â0 | |||
| September 28 | South Dakota State* |
| W 21â0 | ||
| October 5 | Colgate* |
| W 13â6 | ||
| October 12 | Northwestern |
| L 0â7 | ||
| October 19 | vs. Notre Dame* | L 0â19 | 85,000â90,000 | [8][9] | |
| October 26 | Iowa |
| L 0â14 | ||
| November 2 | Purdue |
| L 0â13 | 30,000â40,000 | [10] |
| November 9 | at Chicago | W 20â6 | [11] | ||
| November 23 | at Minnesota | L 12â13 | 58,000 | ||
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