1917 Wisconsin
4–2–1 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by J.R. Richards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Beloit 34–0Oct 6
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsBeloit | W 34–0 | 85% |
| Oct 13 | vs Notre Dame | T 0–0 | 44% |
| Oct 20 | at Illinois | L 0–7 | 32% |
| Oct 27 | vs Iowa | W 20–0 | 71% |
| Nov 3 | vs Minnesota | W 10–7 | 44% |
| Nov 10 | vs Ohio State | L 3–16 | 51% |
| Nov 24 | atChicago | W 18–0 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 18–0; tied for 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Photographs from 1917
Football player: C.H. CarpenterPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football player: SimpsonPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football player: ScottPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football captain: Buck “Cub” HowardPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
Photographs 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.
- Record
- 4–2–1
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 85–30
- Coach
- J.R. Richards
- Elo
- 1566 +42 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 27.1 No. 6 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Howard Hancock
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
W.M. KelleyE
Charles CarpenterC- Eber SimpsonQB
From Wikipedia’s 1917 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1917 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–0 | 8–0–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–2–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
 Michigan | 0–1 | 8–2 | |
 Purdue | 0–4 | 3–4 | |
| Iowa | 0–2 | 3–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.