Chicago vs. Indiana
Chicago and Indiana first met in 1902 and have played 25 times; Chicago leads the series 20–4–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Chicago 6–3, and Indiana has won the last 2. Share
- Chicago wins
- 20
- Indiana wins
- 4
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 10 Chicago
- Current streak
- 2 Indiana
- Last 10 meetings
- Chicago 6–3
- Most recent
- 1936
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8–0 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 6–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 2–3–1 |
- Average margin
- 20 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Chicago
- 20–4–1 Chicago’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 13
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Chicago’s biggest win1904: Chicago 56, Indiana 0by 56 points
- Indiana’s biggest win1931: Indiana 32, Chicago 6by 26 points
- Upset1910: Indiana 6, Chicago 0Indiana had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Chicago | Series | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902–1904 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | 3–0 | James Horne |
| 1905–1913 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | 8–1 | James Sheldon |
| 1934–1936 | Clark Shaughnessy | 1–2 | Bo McMillin |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Chicago’s side (Stagg 3–0 against Horne). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1902 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 9, 1902

1904 · The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., Oct 2, 1904

1905 · Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., Oct 16, 1905

1906 · New-York tribune, Oct 28, 1906

1907 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 13, 1907
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Nov 14, 1936 | Indiana 20, Chicago 7 | at Chicago | ||
| Nov 16, 1935 | Indiana 24, Chicago 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 20, 1934 | Chicago 21, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Nov 11, 1933 | Chicago 7, Indiana 7 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 22, 1932 | Chicago 13, Indiana 7 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 24, 1931 | Indiana 32, Chicago 6 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 12, 1929 | Chicago 13, Indiana 7 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 8, 1927 | Chicago 13, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 18, 1924 | Chicago 23, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Nov 10, 1923 | Chicago 27, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 14, 1916 | Chicago 22, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 16, 1915 | Chicago 13, Indiana 7 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 3, 1914 | Chicago 34, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 4, 1913 | Chicago 21, Indiana 7 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 5, 1912 | Chicago 13, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 7, 1911 | Chicago 23, Indiana 6 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 8, 1910 | Indiana 6, Chicago 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 9, 1909 | Chicago 21, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 10, 1908 | Chicago 29, Indiana 6 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 12, 1907 | Chicago 27, Indiana 6 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 27, 1906 | Chicago 33, Indiana 8 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 14, 1905 | Chicago 16, Indiana 5 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 1, 1904 | Chicago 56, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Oct 3, 1903 | Chicago 34, Indiana 0 | at Chicago | ||
| Nov 8, 1902 | Chicago 39, Indiana 0 | at Chicago |
Every game is listed as played on the field.