1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten.

1957 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 19
Record	6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Milt Bruhn (2nd season)
MVP	Dan Lewis
Captain	William Gehler
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Iowa	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
No. 19 Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Purdue	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Marquette*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 60–6	52,700
October 5	West Virginia*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 45–13	38,889	[1]
October 12	at Purdue	No. 16	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 23–14	40,507
October 19	at No. 6 Iowa	No. 13	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 7–21	58,147
October 26	No. 12 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–16	51,051
November 2	No. 6 Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–21	49,826	[2]
November 9	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 41–12	32,250
November 16	No. 15 Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–13	52,384
November 23	at Minnesota	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 14–6	62,939
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1958 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Danny Lewis	Back	6	73	Detroit Lions
Rocco Cinelli	Tackle	11	125	Chicago Bears
Sid Williams	Back	11	129	New York Giants

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