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1904 Wisconsin

5–⁠3 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Arthur Curtis.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1904, game by game: won vs. Fort Sheridan 45–0; won vs. Marquette 33–0; won vs. Notre Dame 58–0; won vs. Drake 82–0; lost vs. Michigan 0–28; won vs. Beloit 36–0; lost at Minnesota 0–28; lost at Chicago 11–18+82−28Won 45–0 vs. Fort Sheridan+45Fort SheridanWon 33–0 vs. Marquette+33MarquetteWon 58–0 vs. Notre Dame+58Notre DameWon 82–0 vs. Drake+82DrakeLost 0–28 vs. Michigan-28MichiganWon 36–0 vs. Beloit+36BeloitLost 0–28 at Minnesota-28MinnesotaLost 11–18 at Chicago-7Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsFort SheridanW 45–⁠092%
Oct 8vsMarquetteW 33–⁠091%
Oct 15vsNotre DameW 58–⁠063%
Oct 22vsDrakeW 82–⁠071%
Oct 29vsMichiganL 0–⁠2844%
Nov 5vsBeloitW 36–⁠082%
Nov 12atMinnesotaL 0–⁠2828%
Nov 24atChicagoL 11–⁠1828%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 18–⁠11; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1904

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Record
5–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
265–⁠74
Coach
Arthur Curtis
Elo
1573 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.2 No. 34 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Bush

1904 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠013–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠010–⁠0
Chicago5–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern1–⁠28–⁠2
Purdue1–⁠29–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠37–⁠4
Iowa0–⁠37–⁠4
Wisconsin0–⁠35–⁠3

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