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1950 Wisconsin

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Ivy Williamson.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1950, game by game: won vs. Marquette 28–6; won at No. 15 Illinois 7–6; won at Iowa 14–0; lost at Michigan 13–26; won vs. No. 9 Northwestern 14–13; won vs. Purdue 33–7; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 14–19; lost at No. 20 Pennsylvania 0–20; won vs. Minnesota 14–0+26−20Won 28–6 vs. Marquette+22MarquetteWon 7–6 at No. 15 Illinois+1No. 15 IllinoisWon 14–0 at Iowa+14IowaLost 13–26 at Michigan-13MichiganWon 14–13 vs. No. 9 Northwestern+1No. 9 NorthwesternWon 33–7 vs. Purdue+26PurdueLost 14–19 at No. 2 Ohio State-5No. 2 Ohio StateLost 0–20 at No. 20 Pennsylvania-20No. 20 PennsylvaniaWon 14–0 vs. Minnesota+14Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsMarquetteW 28–⁠669%
Oct 7at15IllinoisW 7–⁠645%
Oct 14atIowaW 14–⁠052%
Oct 21atMichiganL 13–⁠2635%
Oct 28vs9NorthwesternW 14–⁠1354%
Nov 4vsPurdueW 33–⁠770%
Nov 11at2Ohio StateL 14–⁠1927%
Nov 18at20PennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2037%
Nov 25vsMinnesotaW 14–⁠068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 15
  2. Wk 4: 16
  3. Wk 6: 20
  4. Wk 7: 15
  5. Wk 8: 15

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 1950.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
137–⁠97
Coach
Ivy Williamson
Elo
1567 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.0 No. 17 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ken Huxhold
Most valuable player
Bob Radcliffe

All-Big Ten

2 second team

Second team

  • Ken HuxholdOTAP-2; UP-2
  • John SimcicOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠19
Wisconsin5–⁠26–⁠3
Ohio State5–⁠26–⁠314
Illinois4–⁠27–⁠213
Northwestern3–⁠36–⁠3
Iowa2–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠42–⁠7

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