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Wisconsin

B10 · 1945 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
3–4–2
0.444 Win %
Conference
6th
2–3 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

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25GREAT LAKES NAVYUnranked—T 0–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 40–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–3L 7–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–2L 0–12
9Week 9 · Oct 23Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–6–1T 7–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6Iowa (IOWA)H2HB102–7W 27–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–4–1L 14–28
13Week 13 · Nov 20Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 7–36
14Week 14 · Nov 27Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–5W 26–12

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
3.860
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-10+11
  • Marquette +5
  • Minnesota +4
  • Iowa +2
  • Illinois 0
  • Navy -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Purdue -3
  • Northwestern -4

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 #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 67thBetter than 52%

0.444 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63W12#69W13#55W14#58Regular Season Final#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+27
-6
-12
0
+20
-14
-29
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#691940#921941#61942#611943#651944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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