1948 Wisconsin
2–7 (1–5 Western Conference), coached by Harry Stuhldreher. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marquette 26–0Nov 13
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Indiana | L 7–35 | 51% |
| Oct 2 | vs Illinois | W 20–16 | 46% |
| Oct 9 | at 9California | L 14–40 | 28% |
| Oct 16 | vs Yale | L 7–17 | 55% |
| Oct 23 | at Ohio State | L 32–34 | 30% |
| Oct 30 | at Iowa | L 13–19 | 40% |
| Nov 6 | vs 10Northwestern | L 7–16 | 36% |
| Nov 13 | vsMarquette | W 26–0 | 63% |
| Nov 20 | vs 15Minnesota | L 0–16 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 16–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 117th-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 1948.
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–5 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 126–193
- Coach
- Harry Stuhldreher
- Elo
- 1422 −92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.1 No. 61 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Wally Dreyer
- Most valuable player
- Red Wilson
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 4 | Ben Bendrick B | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Nine
1 second teamSecond team
Bob WilsonCINS-2
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 6–0 | 9–0 | 1 |
| Northwestern | 5–1 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 7–2 | 16 |
| Ohio State | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 Purdue | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 2–7 | |
| Illinois | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.