1897 Wisconsin
9–1 (3–0 Western Conference), coached by Phil King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Minnesota 39–0Oct 30
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsLake Forest | W 30–0 | 89% |
| Oct 6 | vsMadison High | W 8–0 | 90% |
| Oct 9 | vsRush Medical | W 28–0 | 91% |
| Oct 16 | vsWisconsin Platteville | W 20–0 | 91% |
| Oct 23 | vsMadison High | W 29–0 | 91% |
| Oct 30 | at Minnesota | W 39–0 | 40% |
| Nov 6 | vsBeloit | W 11–0 | 93% |
| Nov 13 | atChicago | W 23–8 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | atWisconsin Alumni | L 0–6 | 89% |
| Nov 25 | at Northwestern | W 22–0 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 22–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Wisconsin’s 1897 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vsPlatteville Normal | W 28–0 | Wisconsin’s article |
Western Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 210–14
- Coach
- Phil King
- Elo
- 1609 +84 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.9 No. 9 of 28 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jerry Riordan
1897 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 3–0 | 9–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–1 | 11–1 | |
 Michigan | 2–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Illinois | 1–1 | 6–2 | |
 Purdue | 1–2 | 5–3–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–2 | 5–3 | |
| Minnesota | 0–3 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.