1932 Wisconsin
6–1–1 (4–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Clarence Spears. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Coe 39–0Oct 22
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsMarquette | W 7–2 | 47% |
| Oct 8 | vs Iowa | W 34–0 | 69% |
| Oct 15 | at Purdue | L 6–7 | 26% |
| Oct 22 | vsCoe | W 39–0 | 91% |
| Oct 29 | at Ohio State | T 7–7 | 43% |
| Nov 5 | vs Illinois | W 20–12 | 71% |
| Nov 12 | vs Minnesota | W 20–13 | 53% |
| Nov 19 | atChicago | W 18–7 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 18–7; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 6–1–1
- Conference
- 4–1–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 151–48
- Coach
- Clarence Spears
- Elo
- 1596 +89 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.2 No. 15 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Greg Kabat
- Most valuable player
- Mickey McGuire
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Greg KabatOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Walter “Mickey” McGuireRBAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1932 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
| Purdue | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–1–2 | 4–1–3 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Illinois | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.