1890 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1890 Wisconsin Badgers football Independent 1–3 Ted Mestre 1st James Kerr Randall Field The 1890 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as an independent during the 1890 college football season. Led by Ted Mestre in his first and only season as head coach, the Badgers compiled a record of 1–3. The team's captain was James Kerr. Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2021/9/4/2021_FB_FactBook.pdf Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System 143 December 21, 2021 This season marked the largest margin of victory in Wisconsin Badgers football history, a 106–0 win to open the season against 1890 Whitewater Normal Whitewater Normal. In the second game of the season, the Badgers lost 63–0 to Minnesota, a first game played in the Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry, one of the most played college football rivalries. Schedule November 1 w 1890 Whitewater Normal Whitewater Normal Randall Field Madison, WI 106–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-they-played-foot/148976593/ Wisconsin State Journal They played football; An interesting game on the Campus on Saturday November 4, 1890 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 15 l y Minnesota Minneapolis, MN rivalry 0–63 800 Another Victory: The "U" Football Eleven Wins From the Wisconsin Team The Minneapolis Tribune November 16, 1890 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49156300/first-minnesota-wisconsin-rivalry-game/ Newspapers.com November 22 l Lake Forest Randall Field Madison, WI 6–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-won-by-the-lake-forest-t/200427473/ Chicago Daily Tribune Won by the Lake Forest team November 23, 1890 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 26 l y Northwestern Athletic Park Milwaukee, WI 10–22 800–1,000 Are Beaten Again Wisconsin State Journal November 28, 1890 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21015661/are_beaten_again/ Newspapers.com References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Wisconsin Badgers football