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1946 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1946
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
conference	Big Nine Conference
short_conf	Big Nine
record	4–5
conf_record	2–5
head_coach	Harry Stuhldreher
hc_year	11th
mvp	Fred Negus
captain	Clarence Esser
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

The 1946 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1946 Big Nine Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Nine Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his 11th year as Wisconsin's head coach. The team averaged 253.1 yards per game of total offense, 179.8 by rushing, and 73.3 by passing.

The team's statistical leaders included Earl Maves with 538 rushing yards, Lisle Blackbourn, Jr., with 175 passing yards, Tom Bennett with 124 receiving yards, and Ben Bendrick with 30 points scored. Center Fred Negus received the team's most valuable player award. T. A. Cox led the Big Nine with an average of 43.0 yards per punt. Clarence Esser was the team captain.

Earl Maves rushed for 155 yards against Marquette on September 21, 1946. In the same game, he set a Wisconsin school record with an 86-yard touchdown run. That record stood until 1957. Also in the Marquette game, Gene Evans set a school record with three interceptions, a record that stood until 1954. The defense held Marquette to five rushing yards in the game.

On September 28, 1946, Wisconsin set a school record by holding California to 71 yards (24 rushing, 47 passing). That record stood until 2005.

Wisconsin was ranked at No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1946 season, the average attendance at home games was 45,000.

Schedule

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Rankings

After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Badgers were selected.

26	236	Earl Maves	Wingback	Detroit Lions

References

(March 13, 2017). "1946 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2016). "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 146.
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Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 143.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
Henry J. McCormick. (September 22, 1946). "Badgers Merciful in Piling Up 34-0 Win: Marquette Not in Same Class as Wisconsin; Kindt and Maves Break Up Game With Long Touchdown Runs". Wisconsin State Journal.
Prescott Sullivan. (September 29, 1946). "Cal Crushed: Badgers Erupt in 4th Stanza to Win, 28-7; Jensen Tallies On 56-Yd. Run". The San Francisco Examiner.
Edward Burns. (October 6, 1946). "N.U. Routs Badgers, 28-0: Wildcats Get 3 Touchdowns in Last Period; 45,000 See Surprise Power Display". Chicago Tribune.
Hank Casserly. (October 13, 1946). "Badgers Wallop Ohio State, 20 to 7: Great Rally in Second Half Upsets Buckeyes Before 45,000 Crowd; Maves, Kindt, Bendrick Cross Ohio Goal Line; Wisconsin Line Sparkles As Underdog Badgers Triumph". The Capital Times.
Irving Vaughan. (October 20, 1946). "Illini Beat Wisconsin, 27-21: 2 Touchdowns in 4th Period Whip Badgers; Wham! 21 Points in First 4 Minutes". Chicago Tribune.
Dale Burgess. (November 3, 1946). "Purdue Loses, 24-20: Record Crowd of 32,000 at Lafayette". The Muncie Star.
Henry J. McCormick. (November 10, 1946). "Drab Badgers Absorb 21-7 Thumping: Iowa More Powerful, More Alert as Best Team Won Big 9 Tilt". Wisconsin State Journal.
Lyall Smith. (November 17, 1946). "Michigan Keeps Title Hopes Alive with 28-6 Victory: Wolverines Overwhelm Wisconsin; Chappuis Sets Pace; Mann Scores Twice". Detroit Free Press.
Henry J. McCormick. (November 24, 1946). "Badgers Lose Bitterly Fought Battle, 6-0: Gophers Win One Wisconsin Could Easily Have Taken". Wisconsin State Journal.
"1947 NFL Draft Listing".

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