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. Tackle Bob Butler, a junior, was named by Walter Camp to the 1912 College Football All-America Team.
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
Chicago
Purdue
Minnesota
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Bowl games No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1912 season.
All-American honors
All-Western selections
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