1930 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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]

1930 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–2–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glenn Thistlethwaite (4th season)
MVP	Ernie Lusby
Captain	Milt Gantenbein
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

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
October 4	Lawrence*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 53–6	20,000	[11]
October 4	Carleton*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 28–0	20,000	[11]
October 11	Chicago	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 34–0	30,000	[12]
October 18	Penn*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 27–0	18,175	[13]
October 25	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–7	25,000	[14]
November 1	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 0–0	40,488	[15]
November 8	South Dakota State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 58–7		[16]
November 15	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–20	45,000	[17]
November 22	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 14–0	32,000	[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "1930 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
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.
3. "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.
4. Paul Mickelson (November 28, 1930). "Northwestern Places 4 Stars". Prescott Evening Courier (AP story).
5. "NEA and Rockne All-Big Ten selections". The Capital Times. November 28, 1930. p. 17.
6. "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.
7. 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
8. 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
9. 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
10. 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
11. "Badgers in easy double win". The Capital Times. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Versatile Badger backfield crushes Maroons, 34–0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Wisconsin humbles Old Penn, 27 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Purdue humbles Wisconsin, 7 to 6". The Sunday Gazette. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Ohio State, Badgers battle to scoreless tie". The Mansfield News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Jack Rabbits score against Badger 2nds". The Eau Claire Leader. November 9, 1930. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Northwestern rallies to trim Badgers, 20–7". The Richmond Item. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Wisconsin outplays Gophers to win 14–0". The Minneapolis Journal. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.