1900 Minnesota

10–⁠0–⁠2 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1900, game by game: tied vs. Minneapolis Central High 0–0; won vs. St. Paul Central High 26–0; won vs. Macalester 66–0; won vs. Carleton 44–0; won vs. Iowa State 27–0; tied vs. Chicago 6–6; won vs. Grinnell 26–0; won vs. North Dakota 34–0; won vs. Wisconsin 6–5; won vs. Illinois 23–0; won vs. Northwestern 21–0; won at Nebraska 20–12+66Tied 0–0 vs. Minneapolis Central High0Minneapolis Cen…Won 26–0 vs. St. Paul Central High+26St. Paul Centra…Won 66–0 vs. Macalester+66MacalesterWon 44–0 vs. Carleton+44CarletonWon 27–0 vs. Iowa State+27Iowa StateTied 6–6 vs. Chicago0ChicagoWon 26–0 vs. Grinnell+26GrinnellWon 34–0 vs. North Dakota+34North DakotaWon 6–5 vs. Wisconsin+1WisconsinWon 23–0 vs. Illinois+23IllinoisWon 21–0 vs. Northwestern+21NorthwesternWon 20–12 at Nebraska+8Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 20–⁠12; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1900.

Western Conference champions3–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Iowa

Record
10–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
299–⁠23
Coach
Henry Williams
Elo
1604 +151 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.0 No. 6 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
L.A. “Bert” Page Jr.

1900 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠18–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠3–⁠19–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠44–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.