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1942 Minnesota

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by George Hauser, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1942, game by game: won vs. Pittsburgh 50–7; lost vs. Iowa Pre-Flight 6–7; lost at Illinois 13–20; won at Nebraska 15–2; won vs. No. 4 Michigan 16–14; won vs. Northwestern 19–7; lost vs. Indiana 0–7; won vs. No. 12 Iowa 27–7; lost at No. 7 Wisconsin 6–20+43−14Won 50–7 vs. Pittsburgh+43PittsburghLost 6–7 vs. Iowa Pre-Flight-1Iowa Pre-FlightLost 13–20 at Illinois-7IllinoisWon 15–2 at Nebraska+13NebraskaWon 16–14 vs. No. 4 Michigan+2No. 4 MichiganWon 19–7 vs. Northwestern+12NorthwesternLost 0–7 vs. Indiana-7IndianaWon 27–7 vs. No. 12 Iowa+20No. 12 IowaLost 6–20 at No. 7 Wisconsin-14No. 7 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsPittsburghW 50–⁠776%
Oct 3vsIowa Pre-FlightL 6–⁠772%
Oct 10atIllinoisL 13–⁠2073%
Oct 17atNebraskaW 15–⁠263%
Oct 24vs4MichiganW 16–⁠1459%
Oct 31vsNorthwesternW 19–⁠776%
Nov 7vsIndianaL 0–⁠779%
Nov 14vs12IowaW 27–⁠773%
Nov 21at7WisconsinL 6–⁠2052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 20–⁠6; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 20
  8. Final: 19

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 1942.

Consensus All-AmericanDick Wildung, OT

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 5th in Western Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 7
Points
152–⁠91
Coach
George Hauser
Elo
1618 −38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.1 No. 23 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Wildung
Most valuable player
Dick Wildung

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 1Bill Daley FBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Dick Wildung OTGreen Bay Packers

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • John BillmanOGUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State5–⁠19–⁠11
Wisconsin4–⁠18–⁠1–⁠13
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠39
Illinois3–⁠26–⁠4
Iowa3–⁠36–⁠4
Minnesota3–⁠35–⁠419
Indiana2–⁠27–⁠3
Purdue1–⁠41–⁠8
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠9

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