| 1930 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–2–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Ernie Lusby |
| Captain | Milt Gantenbein |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Michigan + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northwestern + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1930 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1930 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 227 to 40. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his fourth year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Tackle Milo Lubratovich was a consensus first-team player on both the 1930 College Football All-America Team and the 1930 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Guard Greg Kabat was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the All-Big Ten team, and end Milt Gantenbein was selected by the AP, UP, and NEA as a second-team All-Big Ten player.[3][4][5][6]
Halfback Ernie Lusby was selected as the team's most valuable player.[7] Gantenbein was the team captain.[8]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[9] During the 1930 season, the average attendance at home games was 18,175.[10]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | Lawrence* | W 53–6 | 20,000 | [11] | |
| October 4 | Carleton* |
| W 28–0 | 20,000 | [11] |
| October 11 | Chicago |
| W 34–0 | 30,000 | [12] |
| October 18 | Penn* |
| W 27–0 | 18,175 | [13] |
| October 25 | at Purdue | L 6–7 | 25,000 | [14] | |
| November 1 | at Ohio State | T 0–0 | 40,488 | [15] | |
| November 8 | South Dakota State* |
| W 58–7 | [16] | |
| November 15 | at Northwestern | L 7–20 | 45,000 | [17] | |
| November 22 | Minnesota |
| W 14–0 | 32,000 | [18] |
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References
- 1 2 "1930 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ Paul Mickelson (November 28, 1930). "Northwestern Places 4 Stars". Prescott Evening Courier (AP story).
- ↑ "NEA and Rockne All-Big Ten selections". The Capital Times. November 28, 1930. p. 17.
- ↑ "United Press Names Big Ten All Stars: Wildcats Lead With Four Men on Honor Team; Harry Newman Called Best Quarterback in Conference Since Friedman". Decatur Herald. November 24, 1930. p. 3.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
- 1 2 "Badgers in easy double win". The Capital Times. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Versatile Badger backfield crushes Maroons, 34–0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wisconsin humbles Old Penn, 27 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Purdue humbles Wisconsin, 7 to 6". The Sunday Gazette. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ohio State, Badgers battle to scoreless tie". The Mansfield News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Jack Rabbits score against Badger 2nds". The Eau Claire Leader. November 9, 1930. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Northwestern rallies to trim Badgers, 20–7". The Richmond Item. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wisconsin outplays Gophers to win 14–0". The Minneapolis Journal. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.