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Wisconsin

B10 · 1938 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–3
0.625 Win %
Conference
5th
3–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
748–529–52
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1912
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 4Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI1–7W 27–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Iowa (IOWA)H2HB101–6–1W 31–13
8Week 8 · Oct 18Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 6–26
9Week 9 · Oct 25Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–1–2L 7–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB101–6–1W 6–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–2–2W 20–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15UCLAH2HPAC7–4–1W 14–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–2L 0–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.814
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-5+14
  • UCLA +7
  • Northwestern +4
  • Marquette +1
  • Iowa +1
  • Indiana +1
  • Purdue -1
  • Pittsburgh -2
  • Minnesota -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.625 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#41Regular Season Final#41Post-Season W1#41Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+18
-20
-6
+6
+7
+7
-21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#871933#711934#1151935#1061936#661937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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