The 1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1952 college football season. The Badgers offense scored 228 points while the defense allowed 150 points.
Season[]
- The Badgers tied Minnesota, and neither team claimed Paul Bunyan's Axe.
- Wisconsin played in the 1953 Rose Bowl, the program's first Rose Bowl appearance.
- Wisconsin spent one week at #1 in the AP Poll for the first and only time its history (since 1936, with the inception of the AP Poll).
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 27*
|
Marquette
|
#7
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
W 42-19
|
51,303
|
| October 4
|
#2 Illinois
|
#8
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
W 20-6
|
52,071
|
| October 11
|
at Ohio State
|
#1
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
L 14-23
|
80,345
|
| October 18
|
at Iowa
|
#12
|
Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
W 42-13
|
45,050
|
| October 25*
|
#8 UCLA
|
#10
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
L 7-20
|
52,131
|
| November 1*
|
at Rice
|
#18
|
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
|
W 21-7
|
36,000
|
| November 8†
|
Northwestern
|
#18
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
W 24-20
|
52,131
|
| November 15
|
at Indiana
|
#15
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
|
W 37-14
|
22,000
|
| November 22
|
Minnesota
|
#13
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
|
T 21-21
|
52,131
|
| January 1*
|
vs. #5 USC
|
#11
|
Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA (1953 Rose Bowl)
|
L 0-7
|
101,500
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
Team players in the NFL[]
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