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1942 Wisconsin

8–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Harry Stuhldreher, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1942, game by game: won vs. Camp Grant 7–0; tied vs. Notre Dame 7–7; won vs. Marquette 35–7; won vs. Missouri 17–9; won vs. Great Lakes Navy 13–7; won at Purdue 13–0; won vs. No. 1 Ohio State 17–7; lost at Iowa 0–6; won at Northwestern 20–19; won vs. No. 10 Minnesota 20–6+28−6Won 7–0 vs. Camp Grant+7Camp GrantTied 7–7 vs. Notre Dame0Notre DameWon 35–7 vs. Marquette+28MarquetteWon 17–9 vs. Missouri+8MissouriWon 13–7 vs. Great Lakes Navy+6Great Lakes NavyWon 13–0 at Purdue+13PurdueWon 17–7 vs. No. 1 Ohio State+10No. 1 Ohio StateLost 0–6 at Iowa-6IowaWon 20–19 at Northwestern+1NorthwesternWon 20–6 vs. No. 10 Minnesota+14No. 10 Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsCamp GrantW 7–⁠084%
Sep 26vsNotre DameT 7–⁠735%
Oct 3vsMarquetteW 35–⁠753%
Oct 10vsMissouriW 17–⁠937%
Oct 17vsGreat Lakes NavyW 13–⁠765%
Oct 24atPurdueW 13–⁠060%
Oct 31vs1Ohio StateW 17–⁠747%
Nov 7atIowaL 0–⁠657%
Nov 14atNorthwesternW 20–⁠1956%
Nov 21vs10MinnesotaW 20–⁠648%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 20–⁠6; No. 3 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Final: 3

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 1942.

Consensus All-AmericanDave Schreiner, E

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Western Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
149–⁠68
Coach
Harry Stuhldreher
Elo
1606 +139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.8 No. 8 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Dave Schreiner and Mark Hoskins
Most valuable player
Dave Schreiner

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 2Dave Schreiner EDetroit Lions

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Paul HirsbrunnerOTUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State5–⁠19–⁠11
Wisconsin4–⁠18–⁠1–⁠13
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠39
Illinois3–⁠26–⁠4
Iowa3–⁠36–⁠4
Minnesota3–⁠35–⁠419
Indiana2–⁠27–⁠3
Purdue1–⁠41–⁠8
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠9

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