1909 Wisconsin

3–⁠1–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Tom Barry.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1909, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 22–0; won vs. Indiana 6–3; won at Northwestern 21–11; lost vs. Minnesota 6–34; tied at Chicago 6–6+22−28Won 22–0 vs. Lawrence+22LawrenceWon 6–3 vs. Indiana+3IndianaWon 21–11 at Northwestern+10NorthwesternLost 6–34 vs. Minnesota-28MinnesotaTied 6–6 at Chicago0Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 9vsLawrenceW 22–⁠088%
Oct 23vsIndianaW 6–⁠371%
Oct 30atNorthwesternW 21–⁠1152%
Nov 13vsMinnesotaL 6–⁠3450%
Nov 20atChicagoT 6–⁠631%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Chicago 6–⁠6; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
61–⁠54
Coach
Tom Barry
Elo
1572 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.2 No. 44 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Wilce

1909 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠06–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1–⁠2
Illinois3–⁠15–⁠2
Wisconsin2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠34–⁠3
Northwestern1–⁠31–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠42–⁠5

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