1930 Northwestern
7–1 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by Dick Hanley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Centre 45–7Oct 25
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs Tulane | W 14–0 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | vs Ohio State | W 19–2 | 61% |
| Oct 18 | at Illinois | W 32–0 | 36% |
| Oct 25 | vsCentre | W 45–7 | 94% |
| Nov 1 | at Minnesota | W 27–6 | 50% |
| Nov 8 | at Indiana | W 25–0 | 78% |
| Nov 15 | vs Wisconsin | W 20–7 | 70% |
| Nov 22 | vs Notre Dame | L 0–14 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 14–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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 1930.
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference, shared with Michigan
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 5–0 shared first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 182–36
- Coach
- Dick Hanley
- Elo
- 1657 +136 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 26.8 No. 2 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Henry Bruder
All-Big Ten
6 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Frank BakerEAP-1; UP-1; NEA-1; Coaches-1; KR-1
Wade WoodworthOG- Lee HanleyRB
- Hank BruderRB
- Lafayette RussellFBAP-2; UP-1; NEA-1; KR-1
- Pug RentnerFBAP-1; Coaches-1
Second team
- Dallas MarvilOTAP-2; UP-2; NEA-2; Coaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1930 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 5–0 | 8–0–1 | |
| Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 2–5–1 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
 Iowa | 0–1 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.