1939 Wisconsin
1–6–1 (0–5–1 Western Conference), coached by Harry Stuhldreher. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marquette 14–13Sep 30
By 1 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsMarquette | W 14–13 | 71% |
| Oct 7 | vs Texas | L 7–17 | 71% |
| Oct 14 | vs Indiana | L 0–14 | 64% |
| Oct 21 | at Northwestern | L 7–13 | 37% |
| Oct 28 | vs Iowa | L 13–19 | 62% |
| Nov 11 | at Illinois | L 0–7 | 38% |
| Nov 18 | vs Purdue | T 7–7 | 36% |
| Nov 25 | at Minnesota | L 6–23 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 23–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 121st-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 1939.
- Record
- 1–6–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 54–113
- Coach
- Harry Stuhldreher
- Elo
- 1399 −131 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.1 No. 78 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ralph Moeller
- Most valuable player
- George Paskvan
Drafted in 1940
The 1940 draft| Rd 6 | Jack Murray C | Brooklyn Dodgers |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
George PaskvanFBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 15 |
| Iowa | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 9 |
 Michigan | 3–2 | 6–2 | 20 |
| Purdue | 2–1–2 | 3–3–2 | |
| Northwestern | 3–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 2–4–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–3 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.