1946 Minnesota
5–4 (3–4 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 16 Iowa 16–6Nov 16
Iowa was ranked No. 16, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Nebraska | W 33–6 | 66% |
| Oct 5 | vs Indiana | L 0–21 | 48% |
| Oct 12 | at 10Northwestern | L 7–14 | 31% |
| Oct 19 | vs Wyoming | W 46–0 | 74% |
| Oct 26 | at Ohio State | L 9–39 | 27% |
| Nov 2 | vs 13Michigan | L 0–21 | 37% |
| Nov 9 | vs Purdue | W 13–7 | 54% |
| Nov 16 | vs 16Iowa | W 16–6 | 54% |
| Nov 23 | at Wisconsin | W 6–0 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 90th-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 1946.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 130–114
- Coach
- Bernie Bierman
- Elo
- 1507 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.0 No. 32 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert Sandberg
- Most valuable player
- Billy Bye
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 6 | Bob Sandberg B | Chicago Rockets (AAFC) |
All-Big Nine
1 second teamSecond team
Billy ByeRBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 6–1 | 8–2 | 5 |
| Michigan | 5–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 6 |
| Indiana | 4–2 | 6–3 | 20 |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Minnesota | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Ohio State | 2–3–1 | 4–3–2 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Purdue | 0–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.