1918 Wisconsin
3–3 (1–2 Western Conference), coached by Guy Lowman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Beloit 21–0Nov 2
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | vsCamp Grant | L 0–7 | 91% |
| Nov 2 | vsBeloit | W 21–0 | 85% |
| Nov 9 | vs Illinois | L 0–22 | 57% |
| Nov 16 | at Minnesota | L 0–6 | 26% |
| Nov 23 | at Ohio State | W 14–3 | 26% |
| Nov 28 | vs Michigan State | W 7–6 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan State 7–6; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Photographs from 1918
Football scrimmagePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football scrimmagePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football player: KuehnPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football player: StraheicherPhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football scrimmagePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Football captain: C.H. CarpenterPhoto: 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
- 3–3
- Conference
- 1–2 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 42–44
- Coach
- Guy Lowman
- Elo
- 1504 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Berthold Mann
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Berthold MannOTWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1918 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1918 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4–0 | 5–2 | |
 Michigan | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
 Purdue | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
 Iowa | 2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Northwestern | 1–1 | 2–2–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
 Indiana | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ohio State | 0–3 | 3–3 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 4–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.