1922 Wisconsin

4–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by J.R. Richards.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1922, game by game: won vs. Carleton 41–0; won vs. South Dakota State 20–6; won vs. Indiana 20–0; won at Minnesota 14–0; lost vs. Illinois 0–3; lost at Michigan 6–13; tied at Chicago 0–0+41−7Won 41–0 vs. Carleton+41CarletonWon 20–6 vs. South Dakota State+14South Dakota St…Won 20–0 vs. Indiana+20IndianaWon 14–0 at Minnesota+14MinnesotaLost 0–3 vs. Illinois-3IllinoisLost 6–13 at Michigan-7MichiganTied 0–0 at Chicago0Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsCarletonW 41–⁠091%
Oct 14vsSouth Dakota StateW 20–⁠696%
Oct 21vsIndianaW 20–⁠077%
Nov 4atMinnesotaW 14–⁠055%
Nov 11vsIllinoisL 0–⁠377%
Nov 18atMichiganL 6–⁠1339%
Nov 25atChicagoT 0–⁠037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Chicago 0–⁠0; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
101–⁠22
Coach
J.R. Richards
Elo
1590 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.0 No. 22 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Rollie Williams

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Gus TebellECJ-1; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1
  • Marty BelowOTCON; CA; CJ-2; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1
  • Rollie WilliamsQB

Second team

  • Rudolph HohfieldOGCJ-2; CT-2
  • Shorty BarrQBCT-2

From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1922 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa5–⁠07–⁠0
Michigan4–⁠06–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠42–⁠5
Northwestern1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Ohio State1–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1

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