1906 Wisconsin

5–⁠0 (3–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Charles Hutchins.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1906, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 5–0; won vs. North Dakota 10–0; won vs. Iowa 18–4; won at Illinois 16–6; won vs. Purdue 29–5+24Won 5–0 vs. Lawrence+5LawrenceWon 10–0 vs. North Dakota+10North DakotaWon 18–4 vs. Iowa+14IowaWon 16–6 at Illinois+10IllinoisWon 29–5 vs. Purdue+24Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 13vsLawrenceW 5–⁠078%
Oct 20vsNorth DakotaW 10–⁠096%
Nov 3vsIowaW 18–⁠457%
Nov 10atIllinoisW 16–⁠658%
Nov 17vsPurdueW 29–⁠573%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 29–⁠5; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Western Conference champions3–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Michigan and Minnesota

Record
5–⁠0
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠15
Coach
Charles Hutchins
Elo
1638 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.4 No. 22 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Warren A. Gelbach

1906 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin3–⁠05–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠04–⁠1
Michigan1–⁠04–⁠1
Chicago3–⁠14–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠31–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠24–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠30–⁠5

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