The 1936 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1936 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 2–6 record (0–4 against conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his first year as Wisconsin's head coach.^[1][2]

Fullback Eddie Jankowski was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[3] John Golemgeske was the team captain.^[4]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.^[5] During the 1936 season, the average attendance at home games was 19,117.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	South Dakota State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–7
October 3	Marquette*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–12	32,000	[7]
October 10	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–35	18,000
October 17	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–27	16,423
October 31	Chicago	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–7	18,712	[8]
November 7	at No. 1 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 18–26
November 14	Cincinnati*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 27–6
November 21	No. 2 Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 0–24	33,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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