1938 Wisconsin
5–3 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by Harry Stuhldreher. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Northwestern 20–13Nov 5
Northwestern was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsMarquette | W 27–0 | 57% |
| Oct 8 | at Iowa | W 31–13 | 55% |
| Oct 15 | vs Pittsburgh | L 6–26 | 30% |
| Oct 22 | at Purdue | L 7–13 | 37% |
| Oct 29 | vs Indiana | W 6–0 | 61% |
| Nov 5 | at 7Northwestern | W 20–13 | 30% |
| Nov 12 | at UCLA | W 14–7 | 40% |
| Nov 19 | vs Minnesota | L 0–21 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 15
- Wk 5: 12
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 1938.
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 111–93
- Coach
- Harry Stuhldreher
- Elo
- 1545 +66 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.7 No. 26 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ralph Moeller
- Most valuable player
- Howard Weiss
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 3 | Howard Weiss FB | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Lynn Hovland OG | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Jack MurrayCAP-1; UP-1- Howard WeissFBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Lynn HovlandOGAP-2
- Vince GavreQBAP-2
- Roy BellinRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | 10 |
 Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 16 |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 4–2–2 | 17 |
 Ohio State | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.