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1970 Wisconsin

4–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by John Jardine.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1970, game by game: lost at No. 18 Oklahoma 7–21; tied vs. TCU 14–14; won vs. No. 16 Penn State 29–16; lost at Iowa 14–24; lost vs. Northwestern 14–24; won at Indiana 30–12; lost vs. No. 5 Michigan 15–29; lost vs. No. 3 Ohio State 7–24; won at Illinois 29–17; won vs. Minnesota 39–14+25−17Lost 7–21 at No. 18 Oklahoma-14No. 18 OklahomaTied 14–14 vs. TCU0TCUWon 29–16 vs. No. 16 Penn State+13No. 16 Penn StateLost 14–24 at Iowa-10IowaLost 14–24 vs. Northwestern-10NorthwesternWon 30–12 at Indiana+18IndianaLost 15–29 vs. No. 5 Michigan-14No. 5 MichiganLost 7–24 vs. No. 3 Ohio State-17No. 3 Ohio StateWon 29–17 at Illinois+12IllinoisWon 39–14 vs. Minnesota+25Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19at18OklahomaL 7–⁠2119%
Sep 26vsTCUT 14–⁠1443%
Oct 3vs16Penn StateW 29–⁠1620%
Oct 10atIowaL 14–⁠2442%
Oct 17vsNorthwesternL 14–⁠2458%
Oct 24atIndianaW 30–⁠1236%
Oct 31vs5MichiganL 15–⁠2921%
Nov 7vs3Ohio StateL 7–⁠2418%
Nov 14atIllinoisW 29–⁠1752%
Nov 21vsMinnesotaW 39–⁠1446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 39–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠195
Coach
John Jardine
Elo
1452 +71 this season
SP+ rating
2.6 No. 56 of 117; offense No. 63, defense No. 49
SRS
10.7 No. 34 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Roach
Defensive coordinator
Lew Stueck
Captain
Bill Gregory
Most valuable player
Chuck Winfrey
Offense
Option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 3Bill Gregory DTDallas Cowboys

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Larry MialikSplit ends
  • Bill GregoryDE
  • Chuck WinfreyLBAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

  • Jim DeLisleDTAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠09–⁠15
Michigan6–⁠19–⁠19
Northwestern6–⁠16–⁠4
Iowa3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Wisconsin3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Michigan State3–⁠44–⁠6
Minnesota2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠54–⁠6
Illinois1–⁠63–⁠7
Indiana1–⁠61–⁠9

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