1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
Western Conference Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–0 (12–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaRed Gym
Seasons
1913–14 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 12 – 0   1.000 15 – 0   1.000
Ohio State 5 – 1   .833 11 – 4   .733
Chicago 8 – 4   .667 19 – 9   .679
Illinois 7 – 3   .700 9 – 4   .692
Northwestern 5 – 5   .500 11 – 6   .647
Minnesota 4 – 8   .333 4 – 11   .267
Purdue 3 – 9   .250 5 – 9   .357
Iowa 1 – 5   .167 9 – 7   .563
Indiana 1 – 11   .083 2 – 12   .143

The 1913–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his third season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference. The team finished the season with a 15–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[1]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/13/1913*
 Knox (IL) W 48–15  1–0
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/18/1913*
 Beloit (WI) W 45–15  2–0
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/06/1914*
 Parsons (IA) W 50–0  3–0
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/10/1914
 at Illinois W 26–25  4–0 (1–0)
 Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/12/1914
 at Indiana W 57–15  5–0 (2–0)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/17/1914
 Minnesota W 28–7  6–0 (3–0)
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/24/1914
 at Chicago W 16–14  7–0 (4–0)
 Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/10/1914
 Northwestern W 38–9  8–0 (5–0)
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/13/1914
 Purdue W 25–20 OT 9–0 (6–0)
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/17/1914
 at Northwestern W 33–26  10–0 (7–0)
 Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
2/20/1914
 Illinois W 29–16  11–0 (8–0)
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/24/1914
 Indiana W 46–24  12–0 (9–0)
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/28/1914
 at Minnesota W 27–9  13–0 (10–0)
 Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
3/06/1914
 Chicago W 25–18  14–0 (11–0)
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/10/1914
 Purdue W 27–13  15–0 (12–0)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.