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1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1957 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 19
Record6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDan Lewis
CaptainWilliam Gehler
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 1 0 8 1 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 1 1 7 1 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 3 0 6 3 0
Purdue 4 3 0 5 4 0
Michigan 3 3 1 5 3 1
Illinois 3 4 0 4 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 0 4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0 1 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Marquette*W 60–652,700
October 5West Virginia*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 45–1338,889[1]
October 12at PurdueNo. 16W 23–1440,507
October 19at No. 6 IowaNo. 13L 7–2158,147
October 26No. 12 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 13–1651,051
November 2No. 6 Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–2149,826
November 9at NorthwesternW 41–1232,250
November 16No. 15 Illinoisdagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 24–1352,384
November 23at MinnesotaNo. 18W 14–662,939
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1958 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Danny Lewis Back 6 73 Detroit Lions
Rocco Cinelli Tackle 11 125 Chicago Bears
Sid Williams Back 11 129 New York Giants

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References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia swamped by surprising Wisconsin". Miami Sunday News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

Further reading

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