1912 Western Conference football season

1912 Western Conference football season
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1912 Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Illinois 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Iowa 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Western Conference football season was the seventeenth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1912 college football season.

Season overview

At 7-0 (5-0 in the Western Conference), Wisconsin took home the league championship and the 1912 national championship. The Badgers were led by first-year head coach William Juneau and team captain Joseph Hoeffel.[1] Tackle Bob Butler, a junior, was named by Walter Camp to the 1912 College Football All-America Team.[2]

Chicago finished as league runner-up again, falling only to the eventual National Champions for a second year in a row.

Purdue went 4-2-1 (2-2-1), Minnesota checked in at 4-3 (2-2), and Northwestern followed at 2-3-1 (2-3).

Illinois finished at 3-3-1 (1-3-1), with Iowa at 4-3 (1-3) and Indiana at 2-5 (0-5) rounding up the table.

Wisconsin

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Lawrence*
W 13–0
October 12Northwestern
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 56–0
October 19Purdue
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 41–0
November 2Chicago
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 30–12
November 92:30 p.m.Arkansas*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 64–72,000[3]
November 16at Minnesota
W 14–020,000
November 23at Iowa
W 28–10[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Chicago

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 Indiana
W 13–0[5]
October 19 Iowa
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 34–14[6]
October 26 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 7–0
November 2at Wisconsin
L 12–30
November 9 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 3–0
November 16at Illinois
W 10–010,000[7]
November 23 Minnesota
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–015,000

Purdue

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5DePauw*
W 21–0
October 19at Wisconsin
L 0–41
October 26at Chicago
L 0–7
November 3at Northwestern
W 21–6
November 9Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
T 9–9[8]
November 17Rose Polytechnic*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 91–0
November 24Indiana
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 34–7
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

Minnesota

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28South Dakota*Minneapolis, MNL 0–103,500[10]
October 5Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 5–04,000
October 19Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 13–010,000
October 26Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 56–76,000[11]
November 2Illinois
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 13–09,000[12]
November 16Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 0–1420,000
November 23at Chicago
L 0–715,000
  • *Non-conference game

Northwestern

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Lake Forest*
T 0–0
October 12at Wisconsin
L 0–56
October 26at Indiana
W 20–7
November 2Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–21
November 9at Chicago
L 0–3
November 23Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 6–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Illinois

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Illinois Wesleyan*
W 87–3
October 123:00 p.mWashington University*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 13–0[14][15]
October 19Indiana
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 13–7
November 2at Minnesota
L 0–139,000[16]
November 9at PurdueLafayette, IN (rivalry)T 9–9[17]
November 16Chicago
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–1010,000[18]
November 23at Northwestern
L 0–6[19]

Iowa

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Iowa State Teachers*
W 35–7[20]
October 12Cornell (IA)*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 31–0[21]
October 19at Chicago
L 14–34[22]
October 26at Minnesota
L 7–566,000[23]
November 92:30 p.m.vs. Indiana
W 13–66,000[24][25]
November 16at Iowa State*
W 20–7[26]
November 22Wisconsin
L 10–28[27]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Indiana

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28DePauw*
W 20–0
October 5at Chicago
L 0–13[28]
October 19at Illinois
L 7–13
October 26Northwestern
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–20
November 2Earlham*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–7[29][30]
November 92:30 p.m.vs. Iowa
L 6–136,000[31][32]
November 24at Purdue
L 7–34

[33][34][35]

Bowl games

No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1912 season.

All-American honors

Main article: 1912 College Football All-America Team


All-Western selections

Main article: 1912 All-Western college football team


References

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