1912 Wisconsin
7–0 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by William Juneau. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arkansas 64–7Nov 9
By 57 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vsLawrence | W 13–0 | 91% |
| Oct 12 | vs Northwestern | W 56–0 | 75% |
| Oct 19 | vs Purdue | W 41–0 | 76% |
| Nov 2 | vsChicago | W 30–12 | 56% |
| Nov 9 | vs Arkansas | W 64–7 | 74% |
| Nov 16 | at Minnesota | W 14–0 | 42% |
| Nov 23 | at Iowa | W 28–10 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa 28–10; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Photographs from 1912
Undefeated football teamPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football player: Eugene BranstadPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW football player in shoulder padsPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football player: Edmund GillettePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
1912 Western Champion Football SquadPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW football player in paddingPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
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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 1912.
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–0
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 246–29
- Coach
- William Juneau
- Elo
- 1697 +137 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 37.5 No. 1 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joseph Hoeffel
1912 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Chicago | 6–1 | 6–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–2 | 4–3 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 2–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
 Indiana | 0–5 | 2–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.