1931 Wisconsin
5–4–1 (3–3 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bradley 33–6Oct 2
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsBradley | W 33–6 | 92% |
| Oct 3 | vs North Dakota State | W 12–7 | 94% |
| Oct 10 | vs Auburn | T 7–7 | 75% |
| Oct 17 | vs Purdue | W 21–14 | 46% |
| Oct 24 | at Pennsylvania | L 13–27 | 51% |
| Oct 31 | at Minnesota | L 0–14 | 43% |
| Nov 7 | at Illinois | W 7–6 | 51% |
| Nov 14 | vs Ohio State | L 0–6 | 51% |
| Nov 21 | atChicago | W 12–7 | 65% |
| Nov 28 | at Michigan | L 0–16 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 16–0; 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 87th-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 1931.
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 105–110
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1509 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.0 No. 53 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harold Smith
- Most valuable player
- Harold Smith
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Greg KabatOG
From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1931 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
| Michigan | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 Northwestern | 5–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–4–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–6–1 | |
 Iowa | 0–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Illinois | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.