1944 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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The 1944 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in the 1944 college football season
. This was the first season since 1905 (39 years) that the Badgers started the season away from Camp Randall Stadium
(known as "Randall Field" prior to the construction of the stadium).
With a war
-depleted roster, freshman Allan Schafer was named the starting quarterback. Shafer died as a result of injuries sustained in the game versus . He was seventeen years old. His jersey number (#83) was retired and his name appears on the Camp Randall Stadium
façade. The "Living Memorial" scholarship at the University of Wisconsin is awarded in his honor.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in the 1944 college football season
1944 college football season
The 1944 college football season was played during the Second World War. The football team of the United States Military Academy, more popularly known as Army, was crowned as the nation’s #1 team by 95 of the 121 writers who participated in the AP poll...
. This was the first season since 1905 (39 years) that the Badgers started the season away from Camp Randall Stadium
Camp Randall Stadium
Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a complete stadium since 1917. It is located on the center-southern region of the University of Wisconsin campus. The stadium seats...
(known as "Randall Field" prior to the construction of the stadium).
With a war
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
-depleted roster, freshman Allan Schafer was named the starting quarterback. Shafer died as a result of injuries sustained in the game versus . He was seventeen years old. His jersey number (#83) was retired and his name appears on the Camp Randall Stadium
Camp Randall Stadium
Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a complete stadium since 1917. It is located on the center-southern region of the University of Wisconsin campus. The stadium seats...
façade. The "Living Memorial" scholarship at the University of Wisconsin is awarded in his honor.