1936 Wisconsin

2–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by Harry Stuhldreher.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1936, game by game: won vs. South Dakota State 24–7; lost vs. Marquette 6–12; lost at Purdue 14–35; lost at Notre Dame 0–27; lost vs. Chicago 6–7; lost at No. 1 Northwestern 18–26; won vs. Cincinnati 27–6; lost vs. No. 2 Minnesota 0–24+21−27Won 24–7 vs. South Dakota State+17South Dakota St…Lost 6–12 vs. Marquette-6MarquetteLost 14–35 at Purdue-21PurdueLost 0–27 at Notre Dame-27Notre DameLost 6–7 vs. Chicago-1ChicagoLost 18–26 at No. 1 Northwestern-8No. 1 NorthwesternWon 27–6 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiLost 0–24 vs. No. 2 Minnesota-24No. 2 Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 24–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 127th-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 1936.

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 9th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠144
Coach
Harry Stuhldreher
Elo
1369 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.0 No. 87 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Golemgeske
Most valuable player
Eddie Jankowski

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 1Eddie Jankowski BGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6John Golemgeske OTBrooklyn Dodgers

1936 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northwestern6–⁠07–⁠17
Minnesota4–⁠17–⁠11
Ohio State4–⁠15–⁠3
Purdue3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Chicago1–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Wisconsin0–⁠42–⁠6
Michigan0–⁠51–⁠7

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