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1988 Wisconsin

1–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Don Morton.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1988, game by game: lost vs. Western Michigan 14–24; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–19; lost at No. 1 Miami 3–23; lost vs. No. 19 Michigan 14–62; lost at Iowa 6–31; lost vs. Illinois 6–34; lost at Northwestern 14–35; lost vs. Purdue 6–9; lost at Ohio State 12–34; won vs. Minnesota 14–7; lost at Michigan State 0–36+7−48Lost 14–24 vs. Western Michigan-10Western MichiganLost 17–19 vs. Northern Illinois-2Northern Illino…Lost 3–23 at No. 1 Miami-20No. 1 MiamiLost 14–62 vs. No. 19 Michigan-48No. 19 MichiganLost 6–31 at Iowa-25IowaLost 6–34 vs. Illinois-28IllinoisLost 14–35 at Northwestern-21NorthwesternLost 6–9 vs. Purdue-3PurdueLost 12–34 at Ohio State-22Ohio StateWon 14–7 vs. Minnesota+7MinnesotaLost 0–36 at Michigan State-36Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWestern MichiganL 14–⁠2454%
Sep 17vsNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠1948%
Sep 24at1MiamiL 3–⁠237%
Oct 1vs19MichiganL 14–⁠6226%
Oct 8atIowaL 6–⁠3115%
Oct 15vsIllinoisL 6–⁠3437%
Oct 22atNorthwesternL 14–⁠3541%
Oct 29vsPurdueL 6–⁠940%
Nov 5atOhio StateL 12–⁠3418%
Nov 12vsMinnesotaW 14–⁠736%
Nov 19atMichigan StateL 0–⁠369%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 36–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 133rd-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 1988.

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
106–⁠314
Coach
Don Morton
Elo
1299 −115 this season
SP+ rating
-18.9 No. 93 of 102; offense No. 102, defense No. 70
SRS
−16.4 No. 93 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pat Simmers
Defensive coordinator
Mike Daly
Captains
Todd Nelson and David Wings
Most valuable player
David Wings
Offense
Veer
Defense
3–⁠4

1988 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan7–⁠0–⁠19–⁠2–⁠14
Michigan State6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Illinois5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa4–⁠1–⁠36–⁠4–⁠3
Indiana5–⁠38–⁠3–⁠120
Purdue3–⁠54–⁠7
Ohio State2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠71–⁠10
Minnesota0–⁠6–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

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