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1949 Wisconsin

5–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Ivy Williamson.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1949, game by game: won vs. Marquette 41–0; tied at Illinois 13–13; lost vs. No. 10 California 20–35; won vs. No. 18 Navy 48–13; lost vs. Ohio State 0–21; won at Indiana 30–14; won at Northwestern 14–6; won vs. Iowa 35–13; lost at No. 8 Minnesota 6–14+41−21Won 41–0 vs. Marquette+41MarquetteTied 13–13 at Illinois0IllinoisLost 20–35 vs. No. 10 California-15No. 10 CaliforniaWon 48–13 vs. No. 18 Navy+35No. 18 NavyLost 0–21 vs. Ohio State-21Ohio StateWon 30–14 at Indiana+16IndianaWon 14–6 at Northwestern+8NorthwesternWon 35–13 vs. Iowa+22IowaLost 6–14 at No. 8 Minnesota-8No. 8 Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsMarquetteW 41–⁠063%
Oct 1atIllinoisT 13–⁠1340%
Oct 8vs10CaliforniaL 20–⁠3531%
Oct 15vs18NavyW 48–⁠1357%
Oct 22vsOhio StateL 0–⁠2150%
Oct 29atIndianaW 30–⁠1444%
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 14–⁠638%
Nov 12vsIowaW 35–⁠1361%
Nov 19at8MinnesotaL 6–⁠1426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The tied 80th-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 1949.

Led the nationGene Evans: punt return average (21.8)

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠129
Coach
Ivy Williamson
Elo
1533 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.3 No. 14 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Red Wilson
Most valuable player
Red Wilson

Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 4Red Wilson CCleveland Browns

All-Big Nine

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Bob WilsonEAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Joe KelleyCAP-2
  • Bob TeagueRBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1949 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠26
Michigan4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠17
Minnesota4–⁠27–⁠28
Wisconsin3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠34–⁠5
Illinois3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Northwestern3–⁠44–⁠5
Purdue2–⁠44–⁠5
Indiana0–⁠61–⁠8

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