1936 Minnesota
7–1 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman, finished No. 1 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 5 Purdue 33–0Oct 24
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Washington | W 14–7 | 56% |
| Oct 10 | vs Nebraska | W 7–0 | 69% |
| Oct 17 | vs Michigan | W 26–0 | 85% |
| Oct 24 | vs 5Purdue | W 33–0 | 74% |
| Oct 31 | at 3Northwestern | L 0–6 | 64% |
| Nov 7 | vs Iowa | W 52–0 | 82% |
| Nov 14 | vs Texas | W 47–19 | 86% |
| Nov 21 | at Wisconsin | W 24–0 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 24–0; No. 1 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 1
- Wk 2: 1
- Wk 3: 2
- Wk 4: 2
- Wk 5: 2
- Wk 6: 1
- Final: 1
Players on this team
Bud WilkinsonEnd- Ed WidsethOffensive tackle
- Larry BuhlerBack
- Jules AlfonseOffensive tackle
- Bud SvendsenEnd
- Lou MidlerOffensive tackle
- George FaustBack
- Andy UramBack
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 1936.
National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 4–1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
- AP final
- No. 1 peak No. 1
- Points
- 203–32
- Coach
- Bernie Bierman
- Elo
- 1725 +60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 26.2 No. 1 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Julius Alfonse and Ed Widseth }}
- Most valuable player
- Ed Widseth
- Offense
- Single-wing
Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 1 | Ed Widseth OT | New York Giants |
| Rd 2 | Jules Alfonse OT | Cleveland Rams |
| Rd 3 | Bud Wilkinson E | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 4 | Bud Svendsen E | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Ed WidsethOTAP-1; UP-1- Andy UramRBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Charles SchultzOGUP-2
- George SvendsenCUP-2
- Bud WilkinsonRBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 6–0 | 7–1 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 4–1 | 7–1 | 1 |
 Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–3 | |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Indiana | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–4 | 2–6 | |
| Michigan | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.