1937 Wisconsin
4–3–1 (2–2–1 Western Conference), coached by Harry Stuhldreher. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota State 32–0Sep 25
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs South Dakota State | W 32–0 | 87% |
| Oct 2 | vsMarquette | W 12–0 | 34% |
| Oct 9 | atChicago | W 27–0 | 52% |
| Oct 16 | vs Iowa | W 13–6 | 57% |
| Oct 23 | at 3Pittsburgh | L 0–21 | 20% |
| Oct 30 | vs Northwestern | L 6–14 | 44% |
| Nov 13 | vs Purdue | T 7–7 | 50% |
| Nov 20 | at 7Minnesota | L 6–13 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 16
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 1937.
- Record
- 4–3–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 103–61
- Coach
- Harry Stuhldreher
- Elo
- 1469 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.6 No. 47 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Fred Benz
- Most valuable player
- Howard Weiss
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Fred BenzEAP-2- Bill SchmitzRBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 6–2 | 5 |
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 13 |
 Indiana | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Michigan | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.