| 1941Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (3–3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Pat Harder |
| Captain | Tom Farris |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 1Minnesota $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Ohio State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1941 Wisconsin Badgers football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Wisconsin in the1941 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in theBig Ten Conference.Harry Stuhldreher was in his sixth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Wisconsin players led the Big Ten in rushing (Pat Harder, 443 rushing yards), passing (Len Seelinger, 419 passing yards), receiving (Dave Schreiner, 249 receiving yards), and scoring (Harder, 58 points).[3] Schreiner was selected by theAssociated Press (AP) as a first-team All-American.[4] Schreiner and Harder both received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[5][6] Harder received the team's most valuable player award.[7] QuarterbackTom Farris was the teamcaptain.[8]
Wisconsin was ranked at No. 57 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under theLitkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[9]
The team played its home games atCamp Randall Stadium. During the 1941 season, the average attendance at home games was 26,212.[10]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | Marquette* | L 7–28 | 40,000 | [11] | |
| October 11 | atNorthwestern | L 14–41 | 40,000 | [12] | |
| October 18 | Iowa |
| W 23–0 | 20,000 | [13] |
| October 25 | Indiana |
| W 27–25 | 33,000 | [14] |
| November 1 | Syracuse* |
| L 20–27 | 19,000 | [15] |
| November 8 | at No. 20Ohio State | L 34–46 | 58,519 | [16] | |
| November 15 | Purdue |
| W 13–0 | 25,000 | [17] |
| November 22 | atMinnesota | L 6–41 | 52,984 | [18] | |
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