1909 Minnesota
6–1 (3–0 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 41–0Oct 2
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsLawrence | W 25–0 | 87% |
| Oct 2 | vs Iowa | W 41–0 | 70% |
| Oct 9 | vs Iowa State | W 18–0 | 60% |
| Oct 16 | at Nebraska | W 14–0 | 51% |
| Oct 30 | vsChicago | W 20–6 | 52% |
| Nov 13 | at Wisconsin | W 34–6 | 50% |
| Nov 20 | vs Michigan | L 6–15 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 15–6; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 24th-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 1909.
Western Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 6–1
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 158–27
- Coach
- Henry Williams
- Elo
- 1654 +102 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.0 No. 4 of 74 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John McGovern
1909 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–1–1 | 4–1–2 | |
 Illinois | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–1–1 | 3–1–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
 Northwestern | 1–3 | 1–3–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–1 | 2–4–1 | |
 Purdue | 0–4 | 2–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.