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1940 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1940
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	4–4
conf_record	3–3
head_coach	Harry Stuhldreher
hc_year	5th
mvp	George Paskvan
captain	John Tennant
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

The 1940 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–4 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his fifth year as Wisconsin's head coach.

Fullback George Paskvan was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team player, and by the United Press (UP) as a third-team player, on the 1940 College Football All-America Team. He was also selected by both the AP and UP as a first-team player on the 1940 All-Big Ten Conference football team, and as Wisconsin's most valuable player. John Tennant was the team captain.

Wisconsin was ranked at No. 27 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium which was expanded to a capacity of 45,000 for the 1940 season. During the 1940 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,277.

Schedule

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Star fullback George Paskvan carries the ball against Illinois on the cover of the 1941 NCAA Football Guide.

References

(March 13, 2017). "1940 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2016). "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin.
Herb Barker. (December 8, 1940). "Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America". The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
Harry Ferguson. (December 4, 1940). "Albert Named on United Press All-America 11". Lodi News-Sentinel.
Earl Hilligan. (November 24, 1940). "Harmon and Evashevski Repeat on AP's All-Big Ten: Michigan Stars Named for Third Year in a Row". St. Petersburg Times.
(November 23, 1940). "Big Ten Honors Won By Rankin". Toledo Blade (UP story).
2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe.
2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
(October 6, 1940). "Sophs Pace Badgers 33-19 Triumph". Wisconsin State Journal.
Henry J. McCormick. (October 20, 1940). "Generosity Helps Northwestern, 27-7: Paskvan Rambles 108 Yards; De Correvont Shines for Wildcats". The Wisconsin State Journal.
W. Blaine Patton. (October 27, 1940). "Wisconsin Nips Purdue in Final Seconds, 14-13: Pass on Last Play Settles Big Ten Game". The Indianapolis Star.
(November 3, 1940). "Badgers Nip Illini 13-6, Take Fourth in Big 10: Tennant's 62 Yard Spring Provides Win". The Capital Times.
Gene Ward. (November 10, 1940). "Columbia Rally Nips Badgers, 7-6". New York Daily News.
Hank Casserly. (November 24, 1940). "Gophers Shiver Before Chilling Badgers 22-13". The Capital Times.

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