1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1959 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 8–44 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record7–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJerry Stalcup
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin $ 5 2 0 7 3 0
Michigan State 4 2 0 5 4 0
Purdue 4 2 1 5 2 2
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 1 5 3 1
Northwestern 4 3 0 6 3 0
Iowa 3 3 0 5 4 0
Michigan 3 4 0 4 5 0
Indiana 2 4 1 4 4 1
Ohio State 2 4 1 3 5 1
Minnesota 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, winning the Big Ten title. Wisconsin lost to underdog Washington in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. The Badgers finished the season ranked sixth in both major polls.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Year-by-year Final Coaches' Polls". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Poll Archive". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.