1937 Wisconsin Badgers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1937
| team = Wisconsin Badgers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 4–3–1
| conf_record = 2–2–1
| head_coach = Harry Stuhldreher
| hc_year = 2nd
| mvp = Howard Weiss
| captain = Fred Benz
| stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
}}
{{1937 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
File:October_23,_1937_ticket_stub_for_the_Wisconsin_versus_Pittsburgh_football_game.jpg
The 1937 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.{{cite news|title=1937 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|date=March 14, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/1937-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book|publisher=University of Wisconsin|year=2016|pages=212, 219|access-date=March 14, 2017|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/wisconsin-media-guide.pdf|archive-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230230850/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/wisconsin-media-guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Fullback Howard Weiss was selected as the team's most valuable player.2016 Fact Book, p. 181. End Fred Benz was the team captain.2016 Fact Book, p. 185. Benz and halfback Bill Schmitz were selected as second-team All-Big Ten players by the Associated Press and United Press, respectively.{{cite news|title=Six Schools Get Places on Big Ten Selection|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story)|page=20|date=November 23, 1937|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19371123&id=9rlRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=umkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2545,3833179}}{{cite news|title=Big Ten Team Named by United Press|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=November 21, 1937|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/49141694/?terms=twedell%2Bheap%2Bmcdonald%2B%22united%2Bpress%22}}
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 36,000.2016 Fact Book, p. 280. During the 1937 season, the average attendance at home games was 24,121.2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1937
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Dakota State
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 32–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 12–0
| attend = 30,942
| source = {{cite news|title=Badgers Crumble Hilltop Wall, Smash to Victory|newspaper=The Wisconsin State Journal|author=Henry J. McCormick|date=October 3, 1937|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121221816/badgers-crumble-hilltop-wall-smash-to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Chicago
| site_stadium = Stagg Field
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| score = 27–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Badger Power Beats Maroons in 2d Half, 27-0|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|author=French Lane|date=October 10, 1937|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115237720/badger-power-beats-maroons-in-2d-half/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time =
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| score = 0–21
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 6–14
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time =
| w/l = t
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 7–7
| attend = 23,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–13
| attend = 46,000
}}
}}