1926 Wisconsin
5–2–1 (3–2–1 Western Conference), coached by George Little. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cornell (IA) 38–0Oct 2
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsCornell (IA) | W 38–0 | 91% |
| Oct 9 | vs Kansas | W 13–0 | 70% |
| Oct 16 | at Purdue | T 0–0 | 62% |
| Oct 23 | vs Indiana | W 27–2 | 75% |
| Oct 30 | vs Minnesota | L 10–16 | 70% |
| Nov 6 | at Michigan | L 0–37 | 30% |
| Nov 13 | vs Iowa | W 20–10 | 68% |
| Nov 20 | atChicago | W 14–7 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 14–7; 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 122–72
- Coach
- George Little
- Elo
- 1573 +15 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.5 No. 32 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Doyle Harmon
- Most valuable player
- Jefferson Burrus
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Jefferson BurrusEUP-2; BE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Michigan | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Ohio State | 3–1 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| Minnesota | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 3–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–4 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.