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1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1942
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
APRank	3
record	8–1–1
conf_record	4–1
head_coach	Harry Stuhldreher
hc_year	7th
mvp	Dave Schreiner
captain	Dave Schreiner
captain2	Mark Hoskins
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
champion	National champion (HAF)

The 1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, led the conference in scoring defense (6.8 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. Harry Stuhldreher was in his seventh year as Wisconsin's head coach.

The Helms Athletic Foundation selected Wisconsin as the 1942 national champion at the end of the season, giving the program its only national championship. Ohio State, a team that Wisconsin defeated, was selected as national champion in the AP Poll.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1942 season, the average attendance at home games was 29,026.

Schedule

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Rankings

Awards and honors

End Dave Schreiner received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player. Schreiner was also selected as a unanimous first-team player on the 1942 College Football All-America Team. Schreiner and tackle Bob Baumann joined the United States Marine Corps and were killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945.

Journalist and author Terry Frei, the son of Wisconsin guard and decorated P-38 pilot Jerry Frei, wrote a critically acclaimed 2007 book, Third Down and a War to Go, about the '42 Badgers and the team's virtually universal heroism in World War II in both theaters.

In addition to Schreiner, other Wisconsin players receiving All-America or All-Big Ten honors in 1942 were:

Fullback Pat Harder was selected as a first-team All-American by the All-America Board and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Harder was also selected by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) as a first-team player on the 1942 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
Center Fred Negus was selected by the AP and UP as a first-team All-Big Ten player.
Halfback Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch was selected by the AP as a first-team All-Big Ten player.
Tackle Paul Hirsbrunner was selected by the UP as a second-team All-Big Ten player.

Three players from the 1942 Wisconsin team have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Dave Schreiner in 1955; Elroy Hirsch in 1974; and Pat Harder in 1993.

Dave Schreiner received the team's most valuable player award. Schreiner and Mark Hoskins were the team captains.

References

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(March 13, 2017). "1942 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2016). "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin.
(January 11, 1943). "Badgers Rated Nation's No. 1". Wisconsin State Journal.
Jenkins, Dan. (September 11, 1967). "This Year The Fight Will Be in the Open". Time Inc..
"1942 College Football National Championship". TipTop25.com.
Andy Baggott. (January 8, 2013). "We are — or were — the champions?". Wisconsin State Journal.
2016 Fact Book, p. 328.
2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
Wilfrid Smith. (September 20, 1942). "Wisconsin Beats Camp Grant, 7-0". Chicago Tribune.
Willard R. Smith. (October 4, 1942). "Wisconsin Romps Over Marquette, 35-7". The Wisconsin State Journal.
Irving Vaughan. (October 18, 1942). "Badger Rally Wins, 13-7, Over Great Lakes". Chicago Tribune.
(December 20, 1942). "Schreiner Named Most Valuable In Big Nine: Tribune Silver Football Won By Badger End". Chicago Tribune.
(2014). "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
(June 30, 1945). "Schreiner of Badgers Dies on Okinawa". Chicago Tribune.
(2005). "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia". ESPN Books.
(November 29, 1942). "Four Badgers Placed On All Big Ten Grid Team". The Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story).
Tommy Devine. (December 1, 1942). "Wisconsin End Top Gridder On All Big Ten Eleven". Reading Eagle (UP story).
["Dave Schreiner"]({{College Football HoF/url). National Football Foundation.
["Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch"]({{College Football HoF/url). National Football Foundation.
["Pat Harder"]({{College Football HoF/url). National Football Foundation.
2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
2016 Fact Book, p. 185.

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