1925 Wisconsin

6–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by George Little.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1925, game by game: won vs. Iowa State 30–0; won vs. Franklin 35–0; lost vs. Michigan 0–21; won vs. Purdue 7–0; tied at Minnesota 12–12; won at Iowa 6–0; won vs. Michigan State 21–10; won at Chicago 20–7+35−21Won 30–0 vs. Iowa State+30Iowa StateWon 35–0 vs. Franklin+35FranklinLost 0–21 vs. Michigan-21MichiganWon 7–0 vs. Purdue+7PurdueTied 12–12 at Minnesota0MinnesotaWon 6–0 at Iowa+6IowaWon 21–10 vs. Michigan State+11Michigan StateWon 20–7 at Chicago+13Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsIowa StateW 30–⁠053%
Oct 10vsFranklinW 35–⁠090%
Oct 17vsMichiganL 0–⁠2143%
Oct 24vsPurdueW 7–⁠065%
Oct 31atMinnesotaT 12–⁠1242%
Nov 7atIowaW 6–⁠026%
Nov 14vsMichigan StateW 21–⁠1078%
Nov 21atChicagoW 20–⁠745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Chicago 20–⁠7; 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
131–⁠50
Coach
George Little
Elo
1588 +98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.8 No. 17 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Steve Polaski

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Doyle HarmonRB

Second team

  • Jefferson BurrusEBTW-2; UP-2
  • Paul NelsonOTBTW-2; WE-3
  • Ray J. StipekOGAP-2; BE-2; BTW-2; WE-2

From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1925 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠17–⁠1
Northwestern3–⁠15–⁠3
Wisconsin3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠25–⁠3
Illinois2–⁠25–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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