University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location: Madison, WI
- Nickname: Badgers
- Conference: Dropped Baseball following 1991
College World Series Apperances: 1 1950
The University of Wisconsin - Madison has had quite a few players come to the majors. The one with the most major league at-bats is Harvey Kuenn, while the one with the most victories is Hall of Famer Addie Joss. Rick Reichardt has the most home runs.
Wisconsin was one of the four members that started playing Big Ten Conference baseball in 1896. The school competed from 1870-1905, 1907-1991.
Coaches[edit]
- Phil King, 1897, 1900-1901
- Bertrand Husting, 1899
- Oscar Bandelin, 1902-1903
- Bemis Pierce, 1904-1905
- C.P. Hutchins, 1907
- Tom Barry (college), 1908-1911 [1]
- Bill Juneau, 1913
- Gordon Lewis, 1912, 1914-1917
- Maury Kent, 1919-1920
- Guy Lowman, 1918, 1921-1932
- Irv Uteritz, 1933-1934
- Bob Poser, 1935-1936
- Lowell Douglas, 1937-1939
- Arthur "Dynie" Mansfield, 1940-1970
- Tom Meyer, 1971-1983
- Steve Land, 1984-1991
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | 4-1 | ||
1871 | 0-1 | ||
1873 | 1-1 | ||
1874 | 0-2 | ||
1876 | 1-0 | ||
1877 | 0-1 | ||
1879 | 1-1 | ||
1881 | 3-0 | ||
1882 | 2-4 | ||
1883 | 5-2 | ||
1884 | 5-1 | ||
1885 | 6-1 | ||
1886 | 4-4 | ||
1887 | 7-4 | ||
1888 | 6-4 | ||
1889 | 6-3 | ||
1890 | 10-1 | ||
1891 | 7-3 | ||
1892 | 8-3 | ||
1893 | 12-3 | ||
1894 | 10-4 | ||
1895 | 10-8 | ||
1896 | 9-11 | 0-5 | |
1897 | 8-8 | 3-3 | |
1898 | 14-5 | ||
1899 | 5-16 | 2-8 | |
1900 | 8-11 | 4-3 | |
1901 | 10-9 | 3-4 | |
1902 | 9-10 | 5-0 | |
1903 | 7-12 | 2-9 | |
1904 | 9-6 | 4-2 | |
1905 | 12-8 | 4-8 | |
1907 | 4-4 | 2-3 | |
1908 | 3-8 | 3-7 | |
1909 | 4-8 | 3-7 | |
1910 | 5-5 | 4-5 | |
1911 | 6-8 | 4-7 | |
1912 | 8-6-2 | 6-1 | |
1913 | 7-7-3 | 3-6-1 | |
1914 | 11-7 | 7-5 | |
1915 | 12-5-1 | 7-3-1 | |
1916 | 13-9 | 3-6 | |
1917 | 5-1 | ||
1918 | 4-9 | 1-5 | |
1919 | 7-8 | 1-6 | |
1920 | 7-11 | 2-10 | |
1921 | 14-4-1 | 8-4 | |
1922 | 16-5-1 | 8-3 | |
1923 | 8-10 | 5-4 | |
1924 | 10-7 | 6-3 | |
1925 | 6-15 | 4-8 | |
1926 | 13-8 | 8-3 | |
1927 | 10-8-2 | 4-5 | |
1928 | 9-10-1 | 7-5 | |
1929 | 14-5-1 | 8-4 | |
1930 | 15-7 | 9-1 | |
1931 | 11-9 | 5-4 | |
1932 | 10-8 | 6-4 | |
1933 | 12-10 | 5-5 | |
1934 | 13-12 | 6-6 | |
1935 | 10-13 | 5-6 | |
1936 | 17-12-1 | 5-6 | |
1937 | 17-8 | 5-4 | |
1938 | 15-10-1 | 6-5 | |
1939 | 14-9 | 6-6 | |
1940 | 9-12-2 | 5-7 | |
1941 | 12-11 | 5-6 | |
1942 | 11-10 | 7-5 | |
1943 | 8-10 | 5-3 | |
1944 | 6-10 | 4-5 | |
1945 | 13-5 | 8-4 | |
1946 | 16-7 | 9-2 | |
1947 | 10-11 | 6-4 | |
1948 | 16-7 | 9-2 | |
1949 | 8-17 | 3-9 | |
1950 | 19-9 | 9-3 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
1951 | 14-8 | 5-5 | |
1952 | 18-8 | 9-6 | CWS District Tournaments |
1953 | 19-8 | 6-5 | |
1954 | 17-7 | 10-3 | |
1955 | 16-12 | 7-8 | |
1956 | 20-7 | 8-4 | |
1957 | 14-9 | 3-7 | |
1958 | 17-11 | 8-7 | |
1959 | 17-13 | 9-6 | |
1960 | 14-6-1 | 5-4 | |
1961 | 9-19-1 | 5-9 | |
1962 | 14-9 | 8-6 | |
1963 | 15-15 | 8-6 | |
1964 | 14-14 | 8-7 | |
1965 | 14-13 | 6-9 | |
1966 | 9-18 | 5-9 | |
1967 | 18-15 | 11-6 | |
1968 | 18-9 | 11-5 | |
1969 | 14-18 | 7-7 | |
1970 | 22-16 | 8-7 | |
1971 | 20-19 | 9-9 | |
1972 | 20-22 | 7-8 | |
1973 | 10-14 | 8-8 | |
1974 | 15-21 | 6-8 | |
1975 | 24-15 | 9-9 | |
1976 | 22-15 | 6-7 | |
1977 | 22-27 | 7-11 | |
1978 | 23-21-1 | 10-6 | |
1979 | 31-17 | 13-5 | |
1980 | 23-24-1 | 10-8 | |
1981 | 24-36 | 3-13 | |
1982 | 23-28 | 6-10 | |
1983 | 22-17 | 6-10 | |
1984 | 25-25-1 | 6-7-1 | |
1985 | 28-25-2 | 3-13 | |
1986 | 35-22 | 10-6 | Big Ten |
1987 | 28-24 | 5-11 | |
1988 | 28-27 | 15-13 | |
1989 | 22-37-1 | 9-19 | |
1990 | 16-41 | 8-20 | |
1991 | 16-36 | 6-22 |
Further Reading[edit]
- Steven D. Schmitt: A History of Badger Baseball: The Rise and Fall of America's Pastime at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2017. ISBN 978-0-2993-1270-1
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