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1930 Wisconsin

6–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1930, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 53–6; won vs. Carleton 28–0; won vs. Chicago 34–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 27–0; lost at Purdue 6–7; tied at Ohio State 0–0; won vs. South Dakota State 58–7; lost at Northwestern 7–20; won vs. Minnesota 14–0+51−13Won 53–6 vs. Lawrence+47LawrenceWon 28–0 vs. Carleton+28CarletonWon 34–0 vs. Chicago+34ChicagoWon 27–0 vs. Pennsylvania+27PennsylvaniaLost 6–7 at Purdue-1PurdueTied 0–0 at Ohio State0Ohio StateWon 58–7 vs. South Dakota State+51South Dakota St…Lost 7–20 at Northwestern-13NorthwesternWon 14–0 vs. Minnesota+14Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsLawrenceW 53–⁠690%
Oct 4vsCarletonW 28–⁠090%
Oct 11vsChicagoW 34–⁠064%
Oct 18vsPennsylvaniaW 27–⁠053%
Oct 25atPurdueL 6–⁠733%
Nov 1atOhio StateT 0–⁠056%
Nov 8vsSouth Dakota StateW 58–⁠795%
Nov 15atNorthwesternL 7–⁠2030%
Nov 22vsMinnesotaW 14–⁠062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 14–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-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 1930.

Consensus All-AmericanMilo Lubratovich, OT

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
227–⁠40
Coach
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Elo
1578 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.1 No. 6 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Milt Gantenbein
Most valuable player
Ernie Lusby

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Milo LubratovichOTAP-1; UP-1; NEA-1; Coaches-1; KR-1
  • Greg KabatOGAP-1; UP-2; NEA-2; Coaches-2; KR-1

Second team

  • Milt GantenbeinEAP-2; UP-2; NEA-2; Coaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Northwestern5–⁠07–⁠1
Purdue4–⁠26–⁠2
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠32–⁠5–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠43–⁠5
Iowa0–⁠14–⁠4
Chicago0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠2

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