1934 Wisconsin
4–4 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Clarence Spears. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota State 28–7Oct 13
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsMarquette | W 3–0 | 60% |
| Oct 13 | vs South Dakota State | W 28–7 | 91% |
| Oct 20 | at Purdue | L 0–14 | 36% |
| Oct 27 | at Notre Dame | L 0–19 | 30% |
| Nov 3 | at Northwestern | L 0–7 | 48% |
| Nov 10 | at Michigan | W 10–0 | 30% |
| Nov 17 | vs Illinois | W 7–3 | 41% |
| Nov 24 | vs Minnesota | L 0–34 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 34–0; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 98th-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 1934.
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 48–84
- Coach
- Clarence Spears
- Elo
- 1488 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.6 No. 64 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Bender
- Most valuable player
- Milt Kummer
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Stan HaukedahlEUP-2- Mario PacettiOGUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
 Iowa | 1–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Michigan | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.