1969 Wisconsin
3–7 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by John Coatta. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 55–14Nov 15
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs 6Oklahoma | L 21–48 | 21% |
| Sep 27 | vs 14UCLA | L 23–34 | 27% |
| Oct 4 | vs Syracuse | L 7–43 | 26% |
| Oct 11 | vs Iowa | W 23–17 | 31% |
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | L 7–27 | 38% |
| Oct 25 | vs Indiana | W 36–34 | 28% |
| Nov 1 | at 20Michigan | L 7–35 | 13% |
| Nov 8 | at 1Ohio State | L 7–62 | 6% |
| Nov 15 | vs Illinois | W 55–14 | 61% |
| Nov 22 | at Minnesota | L 10–35 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 35–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 196–349
- Coach
- John Coatta
- Elo
- 1322 −15 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.7 No. 75 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bill Gregory, Don Murphy and Mel Reddick
- Most valuable player
- Stu Voigt
1969 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6–1 | 8–1 | 4 |
| Michigan | 6–1 | 8–3 | 9 |
 Purdue | 5–2 | 8–2 | 18 |
| Minnesota | 4–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Indiana | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
 Michigan State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Illinois | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.