1933 Minnesota
4–0–4 (2–0–4 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota State 19–6Sep 30
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs South Dakota State | W 19–6 | 95% |
| Oct 7 | vs Indiana | T 6–6 | 70% |
| Oct 14 | vs Purdue | T 7–7 | 42% |
| Oct 21 | vs Pittsburgh | W 7–3 | 39% |
| Oct 28 | vs Iowa | W 19–7 | 70% |
| Nov 4 | at Northwestern | T 0–0 | 52% |
| Nov 18 | at Michigan | T 0–0 | 25% |
| Nov 25 | vs Wisconsin | W 6–3 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 6–3; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 47th-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 1933.
Western Conference champions2–0–4 in the conference, shared with Michigan
- Record
- 4–0–4
- Conference
- 2–0–4 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 64–32
- Coach
- Bernie Bierman
- Elo
- 1589 +47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.4 No. 10 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Roy Oen
- Most valuable player
- Pug Lund
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Frank LarsonEAP-1; UP-1; NK-1
Pug LundRBAP-1; UP-1; NK-1
Second team
- Roy OenCNK-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
 Ohio State | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–0–4 | 4–0–4 | |
 Illinois | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 1–4–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–3–2 | 3–3–2 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–2 | 1–5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 2–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.