1955–56 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1955–56 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 6–16 (4–10 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | UW Fieldhouse |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Iowa | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Illinois | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 20 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1955–56 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his twenty-second season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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12/01/1955* | Butler | L 63–67 | 0–1 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
12/05/1955* | at Notre Dame | W 70–66 | 1–1 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
12/10/1955* | Kansas | L 66–74 | 1–2 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
12/12/1955* | Southern Methodist | L 62–75 | 1–3 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
12/19/1955* | Nebraska | W 71–52 | 2–3 | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
12/28/1955* | at Washington | L 53–54 | 2–4 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | |||||||
12/29/1955* | at California | L 55–62 | 2–5 | Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
12/30/1955* | at Stanford | L 53–65 | 2–6 | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, California | |||||||
1/02/1956 | Purdue | L 66–78 | 2–7 (0–1) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
1/07/1956 | No. 13 Indiana | L 71–75 | 2–8 (0–2) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
1/09/1956 | at No. 8 Illinois | L 77–96 | 2–9 (0–3) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
1/14/1956 | at No. 7 Ohio State | L 98–100 2OT | 2–10 (0–4) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
1/16/1956 | Michigan | W 69–58 | 3–10 (1–4) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
2/04/1956 | at Northwestern | W 79–55 | 4–10 (2–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
2/06/1956 | No. 19 Iowa | L 74–78 | 4–11 (2–5) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
2/11/1956 | Minnesota | L 71–77 | 4–12 (2–6) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
2/13/1956 | at Indiana | W 69–67 | 5–12 (3–6) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/18/1956 | at No. 15 Iowa | L 66–80 | 5–13 (3–7) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
2/20/1956 | Ohio State | L 71–79 | 5–14 (3–8) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
2/25/1956 | at Michigan | L 68–78 | 5–15 (3–9) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
2/27/1956 | at Michigan State | L 82–89 | 5–16 (3–10) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan | |||||||
3/03/1956 | Northwestern | W 76–70 | 6–16 (4–10) | UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
External links
- Wisconsin Badgers Basketball History Archived 2014-04-06 at the Wayback Machine