1951 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1951 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
1951 record	7–1–1 (5–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ivy Williamson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons

1951 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/3 Illinois †	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
#NR/14 Purdue	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
#8/8 Wisconsin	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1951 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1951 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29*	Marquette	#15	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 22–6	45,450
October 6	at #8 Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	L 10–14	56,207
October 13	#9 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 6–6	51,156
October 20	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 31–7	40,000
October 27	at #13 Northwestern	#14	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 41–0	50,000
November 3†	Indiana	#10	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 6–0	51,118
November 10	Pennsylvania	#9	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 16–7	43,243
November 17	Iowa	#8	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 34–7	39,788
November 24	at Minnesota	#8	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 30–6	52,177
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.