1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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The 1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1952 college football season
. The Badgers offense scored 228 points while the defense allowed 150 points.
1952 college football season
The 1952 college football season ended with the unbeaten Michigan State Spartans and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets each claiming the national championship according to different polls. Michigan State finished first according to two of the "wire service" polls which also both placed Georgia Tech...
. The Badgers offense scored 228 points while the defense allowed 150 points.
Season
- The Badgers tied Minnesota, and neither team claimed Paul Bunyan's AxePaul Bunyan's AxePaul Bunyan's Axe, named after the mythical giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan, is a prize awarded every year to the winner of the college football game between Minnesota and Wisconsin.-History:...
. - Wisconsin played in the 1953 Rose Bowl1953 Rose BowlThe 1953 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1953 at the end of the 1952 college football season. It was the 39th Rose Bowl Game. It was the first-ever Rose Bowl appearance by the Badgers and the first appearance for the Trojans since the 1948 Rose Bowl. This game was...
, the program's first Rose BowlRose Bowl GameThe Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
appearance. - Wisconsin spent one week at #1 in the AP Poll for the first and only time its history (since 1936, with the inception of the AP Poll).
Schedule
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Draft Year | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Bob Kennedy | Back | 1953 1953 NFL Draft The 1953 National Football League Draft was held on January 22, 1953.-Player selections:-Round one:* HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:... |
6 | 67 | Green Bay Packers 1953 Green Bay Packers season The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd in the National Football League. The club posted a 2-9-1 record under coaches Gene Ronzani, Ray McLean, and Hugh Devore, earning them a last-place finish in the newly named Western Conference. Gene Ronzani coached the first 10 games and then was... |
| Charley Berndt | Tackle | 1953 | 10 | 111 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Harland Carl Harland Carl Harland Irvin Carl is a former halfback in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1956. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:... |
Back | 1953 | 14 | 161 | Chicago Bears 1953 Chicago Bears season The 1953 Chicago Bears season was their 34th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3-8-1 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference.-Schedule:... |
| Dave Suminski Dave Suminski David Mitchell Suminski was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and the Washington Redskins... |
Tackle | 1953 | 15 | 171 | Washington Redskins 1953 Washington Redskins season The 1953 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1952.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
| Alan Ameche Alan Ameche Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche , nicknamed "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first... |
Back | 1955 | 1 | 3 | Baltimore Colts 1955 Baltimore Colts season The 1955 Baltimore Colts season was the 3rd season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1955 season with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie and finished fourth in the Western Conference.... |
External links
- http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers Index at sports-reference.com
- http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1953.htm 1953 NFL Draft at pro-football-reference.com