1975 Wisconsin
4–6–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten), coached by John Jardine. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 48–7Sep 20
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs 2Michigan | L 6–23 | 39% |
| Sep 20 | vs South Dakota | W 48–7 | 93% |
| Sep 27 | at 5Missouri | L 21–27 | 27% |
| Oct 4 | vs Kansas | L 7–41 | 59% |
| Oct 11 | at Purdue | W 17–14 | 49% |
| Oct 18 | at 1Ohio State | L 0–56 | 14% |
| Oct 25 | vs Northwestern | W 17–14 | 65% |
| Nov 1 | vs Illinois | W 18–9 | 52% |
| Nov 8 | at Iowa | L 28–45 | 64% |
| Nov 15 | vs Indiana | T 9–9 | 76% |
| Nov 22 | at Minnesota | L 3–24 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 24–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The tied 113th-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 1975.
- Record
- 4–6–1
- Conference
- 3–4–1 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 174–269
- Coach
- John Jardine
- Elo
- 1440 −104 this season
- SP+ rating
- -13.5 No. 110 of 132; offense No. 108, defense No. 106
- SRS
- −3.9 No. 85 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Lew Stueck
- Captains
- Terry Stieve and Steve Wagner
- Most valuable player
- Billy Marek
- Defense
- 5–2
Drafted in 1976
The 1976 draft| Rd 1 | Dennis Lick OT | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 5 | Steve Wagner DB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 6 | Terry Stieve OG | New Orleans Saints |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Billy MarekRBAP-1; UPI-2- Terry StieveOGAP-1; UPI-1
- Dennis LickOTUPI-1
Second team
- Dennis StejskalDEAP-2; UPI-2
- Steve WagnerDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1975 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 8–0 | 11–1 | 4 |
| Michigan | 7–1 | 8–2–2 | 8 |
 Michigan State | 4–4 | 7–4 | |
| Illinois | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Purdue | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Iowa | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Indiana | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.