1956 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1956 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–5–3 (0–4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDave Howard
CaptainPat Levenhagen
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Iowa $ 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 7 Michigan 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 12 Minnesota 4 1 2 6 1 2
No. 9 Michigan State 4 2 0 7 2 0
No. 15 Ohio State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Northwestern 3 3 1 4 4 1
Purdue 1 4 2 3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 2 2 5 2
Wisconsin 0 4 3 1 5 3
Indiana 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1956 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 1–5–3 record with a mark of 0–4–3 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

The team's statistical leaders included Richard Simonson with 219 passing yards, Danny Lewis with 554 rushing yards, and Dave Howard with 247 receiving yards.[1] Dave Howard was selected as the team's most valuable player.

According to the UW yearbook, 1956 was the first year for female cheerleaders at a football game ("Dad's Day", versus Purdue)
  1. ^ "1956 Wisconsin Badgers Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2017.