1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fifth 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 20–1 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[1]

1915–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
Western Conference Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaRed Gym
Seasons
1915–16 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 11 1   .917 20 1   .952
Illinois 9 3   .750 13 3   .813
Northwestern 9 3   .750 13 3   .813
Minnesota 6 6   .500 11 6   .647
Indiana 3 5   .375 6 7   .462
Chicago 4 8   .333 15 11   .577
Iowa 2 4   .333 11 4   .733
Ohio State 2 8   .200 9 13   .409
Purdue 2 10   .167 4 10   .286

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1915*
Beloit (WI) W 38–11  1–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/15/1915*
Lawrence (WI) W 46–16  2–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
12/30/1915*
at Ripon (WI) W 27–15  3–0
 
Ripon, WI
12/30/1915*
at Ripon (WI) Reserves W 41–7  4–0
 
Ripon, WI
12/31/1915*
at Milwaukee Normals W 51–12  5–0
 
Milwaukee, WI
1/01/1916*
at Milwaukee Normals Alumni W 24–18  6–0
 
Milwaukee, WI
1/01/1916*
at Milwaukee Normals W 39–8  7–0
 
Milwaukee, WI
1/03/1916*
Wabash (IN) W 24–14  8–0
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/08/1916
at Purdue W 33–17  9–0 (1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
1/10/1916
at Iowa W 36–31 OT 10–0 (2–0)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
1/15/1916
Minnesota W 31–11  11–0 (3–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/18/1916
Northwestern W 22–18  12–0 (4–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/22/1916
at Illinois L 20–27  12–1 (4–1)
Kenney Gym 
Urbana, IL
1/29/1916
at Chicago W 29–18  13–1 (5–1)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL
2/14/1916*
Nebraska Wesleyan W 25–20  14–1
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/19/1916
Illinois W 34–14  15–1 (6–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/25/1916
Purdue W 35–22  16–1 (7–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
2/28/1916
Iowa W 39–17  17–1 (8–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/04/1916
at Minnesota W 32–14  18–1 (9–1)
Minnesota Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
3/08/1916
Chicago W 24–12  19–1 (10–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/11/1916
at Northwestern W 24–21  20–1 (11–1)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  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.