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1900 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1900 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record8–1 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainAl Chamberlain
Home stadiumRandall Field
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota +3–0–110–0–2
Iowa +2–0–17–0–1
Wisconsin2–1–08–1–0
Michigan3–2–07–2–1
Northwestern2–1–27–2–3
Chicago2–3–19–5–1
Indiana1–2–14–2–2
Illinois1–3–27–3–2
Purdue0–4–04–4–0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1900 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1900 Western Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Philip King, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Western Conference. The team's captain was Al Chamberlain.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Ripon*W 50–0[2]
October 6Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 36–0[3]
October 13vs. Beloit*W 11–05,000[4]
October 20Upper Iowa*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 64–0[5]
October 27Grinnell*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 17–0[6]
November 3at MinnesotaL 5–6[7]
November 10Notre Dame*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 54–0[8]
November 17at ChicagoW 39–5[9]
November 24Illinois
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 27–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ↑ "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin's big score". The Milwaukee Sentinel. September 30, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Badgers Defeat The Doctors". The Inter Ocean. October 7, 1900. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Beloit plays plucky game". The Milwaukee Sentinel. October 14, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wisconsin runs up a big total". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 21, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Badgers strong; Grinnell is snowed under by a score of 45 to 0". The Minneapolis Times. October 28, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Gophers win by a point". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 4, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wisconsin has a picnic". The Milwaukee Sentinel. November 11, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wisconsin 39, Chicago 5; Maroons overwhelmed by fastest work seen this year". The St Louis Republic. November 18, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Outclass Illini; Badgers score five touchdowns on men from Champaign". The Minneapolis Times. November 25, 1900. Retrieved June 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.