1913 Wisconsin

3–⁠3–⁠1 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by William Juneau.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1913, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 58–7; won vs. Marquette 13–0; tied at Purdue 7–7; lost vs. Michigan State 7–12; lost vs. Minnesota 3–21; won vs. Ohio State 12–0; lost at Chicago 0–19+51−19Won 58–7 vs. Lawrence+51LawrenceWon 13–0 vs. Marquette+13MarquetteTied 7–7 at Purdue0PurdueLost 7–12 vs. Michigan State-5Michigan StateLost 3–21 vs. Minnesota-18MinnesotaWon 12–0 vs. Ohio State+12Ohio StateLost 0–19 at Chicago-19Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsLawrenceW 58–⁠794%
Oct 11vsMarquetteW 13–⁠094%
Oct 18atPurdueT 7–⁠758%
Oct 25vsMichigan StateL 7–⁠1283%
Nov 1vsMinnesotaL 3–⁠2161%
Nov 8vsOhio StateW 12–⁠095%
Nov 22atChicagoL 0–⁠1927%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 19–⁠0; 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1913

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Others from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1913.

Record
3–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
100–⁠66
Coach
William Juneau
Elo
1552 −80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.6 No. 40 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Alvin Tandberg

1913 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠07–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠15–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠15–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠2
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana2–⁠43–⁠4
Ohio State1–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠6

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