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Wisconsin

B10 · 1947 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
2nd
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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–4W 32–14
7Week 7 · Oct 7Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–3–1T 7–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC9–1L 7–48
9Week 9 · Oct 21Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 9–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 35–12
11Week 11 · Nov 4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–6W 29–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–5–1W 46–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–0L 6–40
14Week 14 · Nov 25Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–3L 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
2.119
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-4+21
  • Yale +6
  • Purdue +5
  • Marquette +4
  • Northwestern +3
  • Iowa +3
  • Indiana 0
  • Michigan 0
  • California -1
  • Minnesota -3

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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 41stBetter than 71%

0.611 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W1#29Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
0
-41
+9
+23
+29
+32
-34
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#61942#611943#651944#581945#731946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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