1919 Wisconsin
5–2 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by J.R. Richards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ripon 37–0Oct 4
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vsRipon | W 37–0 | 90% |
| Oct 11 | vsMarquette | W 13–0 | 89% |
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | W 10–6 | 46% |
| Oct 25 | at Illinois | W 14–10 | 35% |
| Nov 1 | vs Minnesota | L 7–19 | 58% |
| Nov 15 | vs Ohio State | L 0–3 | 47% |
| Nov 22 | atChicago | W 10–3 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 10–3; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
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 1919.
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 91–41
- Coach
- J.R. Richards
- Elo
- 1537 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.6 No. 17 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Charles Carpenter
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Paul MeyersEFM; INS; MDN; MM; VH; WE-1- Frank WestonEECP; WE-2
Charles CarpenterCECP; FM; INS; MM; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1919 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
 Iowa | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Michigan | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Northwestern | 1–4 | 2–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–2 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 0–3 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.