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1912 Minnesota

4–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams.

Minnesota, 1912
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1912, game by game: lost vs. South Dakota 0–10; won vs. Iowa State 5–0; won vs. Nebraska 13–0; won vs. Iowa 56–7; won vs. Illinois 13–0; lost vs. Wisconsin 0–14; lost at Chicago 0–7+49−14Lost 0–10 vs. South Dakota-10South DakotaWon 5–0 vs. Iowa State+5Iowa StateWon 13–0 vs. Nebraska+13NebraskaWon 56–7 vs. Iowa+49IowaWon 13–0 vs. Illinois+13IllinoisLost 0–14 vs. Wisconsin-14WisconsinLost 0–7 at Chicago-7Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsSouth DakotaL 0–⁠1096%
Oct 5vsIowa StateW 5–⁠064%
Oct 19vsNebraskaW 13–⁠057%
Oct 26vsIowaW 56–⁠774%
Nov 2vsIllinoisW 13–⁠064%
Nov 16vsWisconsinL 0–⁠1458%
Nov 23atChicagoL 0–⁠742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 7–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
87–⁠38
Coach
Henry Williams
Elo
1597 −39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.6 No. 3 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Tobin

1912 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin5–⁠07–⁠0
Chicago6–⁠16–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠24–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠32–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠52–⁠5

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