1929 Wisconsin
4–5 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ripon 22–0Sep 27
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsRipon | W 22–0 | 93% |
| Sep 28 | vs South Dakota State | W 21–0 | 95% |
| Oct 5 | vs Colgate | W 13–6 | 63% |
| Oct 12 | vs Northwestern | L 0–7 | 67% |
| Oct 19 | at Notre Dame | L 0–19 | 36% |
| Oct 26 | vs Iowa | L 0–14 | 60% |
| Nov 2 | vs Purdue | L 0–13 | 42% |
| Nov 9 | atChicago | W 20–6 | 46% |
| Nov 23 | at Minnesota | L 12–13 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 13–12; 10th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 1–4 10th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 88–78
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1513 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.5 No. 29 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Parks
- Most valuable player
- Harold Rebholz
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
John ParksOGUP-1
Second team
- Milt GantenbeinENEA-2; UP-3
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Northwestern | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
 Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Michigan | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.