1906 Minnesota

4–⁠1 (2–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1906, game by game: won vs. Iowa State 22–4; won vs. Nebraska 13–0; won at Chicago 4–2; lost vs. Carlisle 0–17; won vs. Indiana 8–6+18−17Won 22–4 vs. Iowa State+18Iowa StateWon 13–0 vs. Nebraska+13NebraskaWon 4–2 at Chicago+2ChicagoLost 0–17 vs. Carlisle-17CarlisleWon 8–6 vs. Indiana+2Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 27vsIowa StateW 22–⁠466%
Nov 3vsNebraskaW 13–⁠070%
Nov 10atChicagoW 4–⁠240%
Nov 17vsCarlisleL 0–⁠1764%
Nov 24vsIndianaW 8–⁠670%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 8–⁠6; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 18th-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 1906.

Western Conference champions2–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Michigan and Wisconsin

Record
4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
47–⁠29
Coach
Henry Williams
Elo
1676 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.5 No. 23 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Earl Current

1906 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin3–⁠05–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠04–⁠1
Michigan1–⁠04–⁠1
Chicago3–⁠14–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠31–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠24–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠30–⁠5

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