1944 Minnesota
5–3–1 (3–2–1 Western Conference), coached by George Hauser. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 46–0Nov 18
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsIowa Pre-Flight | L 13–19 | 42% |
| Sep 30 | vs Nebraska | W 39–0 | 73% |
| Oct 7 | vs Michigan | L 13–28 | 44% |
| Oct 14 | vs Missouri | W 39–27 | 57% |
| Oct 28 | at 4Ohio State | L 14–34 | 28% |
| Nov 4 | vs Northwestern | T 14–14 | 60% |
| Nov 11 | vs Indiana | W 19–14 | 47% |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa | W 46–0 | 63% |
| Nov 25 | at Wisconsin | W 28–26 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 28–26; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 66th-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 1944.
Led the nationWayne Williams: rushing yards (911 yds)
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 225–162
- Coach
- George Hauser
- Elo
- 1555 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.9 No. 22 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- John Lundquist
Drafted in 1945
The 1945 draft| Rd 2 | Wayne Williams B | Brooklyn Tigers |
| Rd 6 | Chuck Dellago OG | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Wayne WilliamsRBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6–0 | 9–0 | 2 |
| Michigan | 5–2 | 8–2 | 8 |
 Purdue | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
 Illinois | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Northwestern | 0–5–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.