1913 Minnesota

5–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat North Dakota 30–⁠0Oct 25
By 30 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 27	vsSouth Dakota	W 14–⁠0	93%
Oct 4	vsIowa State	W 25–⁠0	60%
Oct 18	atNebraska	L 0–⁠7	42%
Oct 25	vsNorth Dakota	W 30–⁠0	96%
Nov 1	atWisconsin	W 21–⁠3	39%
Nov 15	vsChicago	L 7–⁠13	51%
Nov 22	atIllinois	W 19–⁠9	46%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 19–⁠9; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1913

UW vs. Minnesota football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Minnesota football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Minnesota football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Minnesota football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Minnesota football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game
UW vs. Minnesota football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record: 5–⁠2
Conference: 2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: 116–⁠32
Coach: Henry Williams
Elo: 1621 +57 this season
SP+ rating: —
SRS: 10.8 No. 21 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class: —

Captain: Donald R. Aldworth

1913 Western Conference standings

Team	Conf.	Overall
Chicago	7–⁠0	7–⁠0
Minnesota	2–⁠1	5–⁠2
Iowa	2–⁠1	5–⁠2
Purdue	2–⁠1–⁠2	4–⁠1–⁠2
Illinois	2–⁠2–⁠1	4–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin	1–⁠2–⁠1	3–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana	2–⁠4	3–⁠4
Ohio State	1–⁠2	4–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern	0–⁠6	1–⁠6

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