CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1947 Wisconsin

5–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Harry Stuhldreher.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1947, game by game: won vs. Purdue 32–14; tied at Indiana 7–7; lost vs. No. 8 California 7–48; won at No. 12 Yale 9–0; won vs. Marquette 35–12; won at Northwestern 29–0; won vs. Iowa 46–14; lost vs. No. 2 Michigan 6–40; lost at Minnesota 0–21+32−41Won 32–14 vs. Purdue+18PurdueTied 7–7 at Indiana0IndianaLost 7–48 vs. No. 8 California-41No. 8 CaliforniaWon 9–0 at No. 12 Yale+9No. 12 YaleWon 35–12 vs. Marquette+23MarquetteWon 29–0 at Northwestern+29NorthwesternWon 46–14 vs. Iowa+32IowaLost 6–40 vs. No. 2 Michigan-34No. 2 MichiganLost 0–21 at Minnesota-21Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsPurdueW 32–⁠1460%
Oct 4atIndianaT 7–⁠728%
Oct 11vs8CaliforniaL 7–⁠4858%
Oct 18at12YaleW 9–⁠028%
Oct 25vsMarquetteW 35–⁠1262%
Nov 1atNorthwesternW 29–⁠050%
Nov 8vsIowaW 46–⁠1471%
Nov 15vs2MichiganL 6–⁠4034%
Nov 22atMinnesotaL 0–⁠2144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 19
  2. Wk 6: 9

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 1947.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 2nd in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
171–⁠156
Coach
Harry Stuhldreher
Elo
1521 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.5 No. 22 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Wink
Most valuable player
Red Wilson

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 1Jug Girard EGreen Bay Packers

All-Big Nine

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠010–⁠02
Wisconsin3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠36–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠35–⁠4
Indiana2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠43–⁠6
Ohio State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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