1985 Wisconsin
5–6 (2–6 Big Ten), coached by Dave McClain. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 3 Ohio State 12–7Nov 16
Ohio State was ranked No. 3, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Northern Illinois | W 38–17 | 66% |
| Sep 21 | vs UNLV | W 26–23 | 60% |
| Sep 28 | at Wyoming | W 41–17 | 60% |
| Oct 5 | at 7Michigan | L 6–33 | 38% |
| Oct 12 | vs 1Iowa | L 13–23 | 47% |
| Oct 19 | vs Northwestern | L 14–17 | 82% |
| Oct 26 | at Illinois | L 25–38 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | vs Indiana | W 31–20 | 72% |
| Nov 9 | at Minnesota | L 18–27 | 48% |
| Nov 16 | at 3Ohio State | W 12–7 | 19% |
| Nov 23 | vs Michigan State | L 7–41 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 41–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 92nd-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 1985.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 2–6 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 231–263
- Coach
- Dave McClain
- Elo
- 1497 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.8 No. 55 of 106; offense No. 54, defense No. 56
- SRS
- −0.8 No. 59 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Dudley
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Hilles
- Captains
- Russ Fields, Bob Landsee and Troy Spencer
- Most valuable player
- Larry Emery
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1986
The 1986 draft| Rd 6 | Bob Landsee C | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Bob LandseeOGAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
- Larry EmeryRBAP-2; UPI-2
- Tim JordanDLAP-2
- Craig RaddatzLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1985 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1985 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 7–1 | 10–2 | 10 |
| Michigan | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 2 |
| Illinois | 5–2–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Ohio State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 14 |
| Michigan State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
 Purdue | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.