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1899 Wisconsin

9–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Phil King.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1899, game by game: won vs. Lake Forest 45–0; won vs. Beloit 36–0; won vs. Northwestern 38–0; lost at Yale 0–6; won vs. Rush Medical 17–0; won vs. Wisconsin Alumni 17–5; won vs. Illinois 23–0; won at Minnesota 19–0; won vs. Lawrence 58–0; won vs. Michigan 17–5; lost vs. Chicago 0–17+58−17Won 45–0 vs. Lake Forest+45Lake ForestWon 36–0 vs. Beloit+36BeloitWon 38–0 vs. Northwestern+38NorthwesternLost 0–6 at Yale-6YaleWon 17–0 vs. Rush Medical+17Rush MedicalWon 17–5 vs. Wisconsin Alumni+12Wisconsin AlumniWon 23–0 vs. Illinois+23IllinoisWon 19–0 at Minnesota+19MinnesotaWon 58–0 vs. Lawrence+58LawrenceWon 17–5 vs. Michigan+12MichiganLost 0–17 vs. Chicago-17Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsLake ForestW 45–⁠092%
Oct 6vsBeloitW 36–⁠084%
Oct 14vsNorthwesternW 38–⁠082%
Oct 21atYaleL 0–⁠638%
Oct 28vsRush MedicalW 17–⁠093%
Nov 4vsWisconsin AlumniW 17–⁠592%
Nov 11vsIllinoisW 23–⁠081%
Nov 18atMinnesotaW 19–⁠064%
Nov 25vsLawrenceW 58–⁠095%
Nov 30vsMichiganW 17–⁠558%
Dec 9vsChicagoL 0–⁠1753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 17–⁠0; 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1899

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1899.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
270–⁠33
Coach
Phil King
Elo
1627 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.2 No. 7 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pat O’Dea

1899 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago4–⁠016–⁠0–⁠2
Wisconsin4–⁠19–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠27–⁠6
Michigan1–⁠18–⁠2
Purdue1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota0–⁠36–⁠3–⁠2
Illinois0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

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