1908 Wisconsin

5–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Tom Barry.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1908, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 35–0; won at Indiana 16–0; won vs. Wisconsin Freshmen 24–15; won vs. Marquette 9–6; won at Minnesota 5–0; lost vs. Chicago 12–18+35−6Won 35–0 vs. Lawrence+35LawrenceWon 16–0 at Indiana+16IndianaWon 24–15 vs. Wisconsin Freshmen+9Wisconsin Fresh…Won 9–6 vs. Marquette+3MarquetteWon 5–0 at Minnesota+5MinnesotaLost 12–18 vs. Chicago-6Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10vsLawrenceW 35–⁠084%
Oct 17atIndianaW 16–⁠052%
Oct 24vsWisconsin FreshmenW 24–⁠1593%
Oct 31vsMarquetteW 9–⁠692%
Nov 7atMinnesotaW 5–⁠046%
Nov 21vsChicagoL 12–⁠1849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 18–⁠12; 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 3rd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
101–⁠39
Coach
Tom Barry
Elo
1599 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.8 No. 10 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harlan Rogers

1908 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago5–⁠05–⁠0–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠15–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠33–⁠4
Minnesota0–⁠23–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠22–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠5

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