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Wisconsin

B10 · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–6–1W 28–14
5Week 5 · Sep 24Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3W 21–20
6Week 6 · Oct 1Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B85–6L 21–24
7Week 7 · Oct 8Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–4W 59–20
8Week 8 · Oct 15Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–2L 7–52
9Week 9 · Oct 22Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–1L 20–24
10Week 10 · Oct 29Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB101–10W 35–25
11Week 11 · Nov 5Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–3–1L 21–28
12Week 12 · Nov 12Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–8W 28–15
13Week 13 · Nov 19Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–8W 52–7
14Week 14 · Nov 26Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–7W 49–14

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
2.245
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-12+31
  • Nebraska +9
  • Missouri +7
  • Purdue +4
  • Minnesota +4
  • Iowa +3
  • Northwestern +3
  • Indiana +1
  • Michigan -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Michigan State -3
  • Colorado -6

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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.636 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W2#35Post-Season W3#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+1
-3
+39
-45
-4
+10
-7
+13
+45
+35

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

Final Rank by Season
#931969#691970#881971#941972#881973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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