1931 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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The 1931 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1931 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference, and was outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 110 to 104. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his fifth and final year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPHarold Smith
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1931 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPHarold Smith
CaptainHarold Smith
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 â†’
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1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Purdue +5–1–09–1–0
Michigan +5–1–08–1–1
No. 4 Northwestern +5–1–07–1–1
Ohio State4–2–06–3–0
Minnesota3–2–07–3–0
Wisconsin3–3–05–4–1
Indiana1–4–12–5–1
Chicago1–4–02–6–1
Iowa0–3–11–6–1
Illinois0–6–02–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Guard Greg Kabat was selected by the Associated Press (AP) and Central Press (CP) as a third-team player on the 1931 College Football All-America Team,[3][4] and by the AP and the Big Ten team captains as a first-team player on the 1931 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5][6]

Tackle Harold Smith was selected as the team's most valuable player.[7] Smith was also the team captain.[8]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[9] During the 1931 season, the average attendance at home games was 15,068.[10]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Bradley*
W 33–621,000[11]
October 3North Dakota Agricultural*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 12–721,000[12]
October 10Auburn*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
T 7–7[13]
October 17Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 21–1430,000[14]
October 24at Penn*
L 13–2765,000[15]
October 31at Minnesota
L 0–1452,000[16]
November 7at Illinois
W 7–6[17]
November 14Ohio Statedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–635,000[18]
November 21at Chicago
W 12–7[19]
November 28at Michigan
L 0–169,190[20]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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