Indiana vs. Wabash

Indiana and Wabash first met in 1901 and have played 13 times; Indiana leads the series 11–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Indiana 9–⁠1, and Indiana has won the last 4.

Indiana wins
11
Wabash wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
5 Indiana
Current streak
4 Indiana
Last 10 meetings
Indiana 9–⁠1
Most recent
1943

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s5–⁠1
1910s2–⁠0
1920s3–⁠1
1940s1–⁠0
Average margin
22.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Indiana
9–⁠2 Indiana’s record at home
At Wabash
0–⁠2 Wabash’s record at home
Shutouts
7

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Indiana’s biggest win1943: Indiana 52, Wabash 0by 52 points
  2. Wabash’s biggest win1923: Wabash 29, Indiana 6by 23 points
  3. Upset1903: Wabash 5, Indiana 0Wabash had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1923: Wabash 29, Indiana 6Wabash had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Indiana and Wabash, 1901 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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

  • The The Richmond palladium's story of the 1906 game: GREAT FOOTBALL GAMES TOMORROW More Interest CenterS in Chi Cago-Indiana Contest Than Any Other. EARLHAM VS.. WITTENBERG QUAkERS SHOULD WIN AND IF NOT THERE WILL BE DISAP- POINTMENT WABASH AND PURDUE CLASH.

    1906 · The Richmond palladium, Richmond, Ind., Oct 26, 1906

  • The South Bend news-times's story of the 1917 game: /. Il. WINS EASY ONE Cream and Crimson Defeats Wabash 51-0 in One Sided Game.

    1917 · South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., Oct 7, 1917

  • The South Bend news-times's story of the 1919 game: INDIANA BEATS WABASH

    1919 · South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., Sep 28, 1919

  • The Evening star's story of the 1923 game: Iine-l ID and sun, mnry WABASH JOLTS INDIANA.

    1923 · Evening star, Nov 18, 1923

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1928 game: I. u. Eleven Appears Due to Upset Some Rivals in Conference Games Pat Pages Club Looms Strong; Notre Dame Bumps Into Strong Opposition With LoyOIa.

    1928 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 1, 1928

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

Oct 2, 1943Indiana 52, Wabash 0at Indiana
Sep 21, 1929Indiana 19, Wabash 2at Indiana
Sep 29, 1928Indiana 14, Wabash 0at Indiana
Nov 15, 1924Indiana 21, Wabash 7at Indiana
Nov 17, 1923Wabash 29, Indiana 6at Indiana
Sep 27, 1919Indiana 20, Wabash 7at Indiana
Oct 6, 1917Indiana 51, Wabash 0at Indiana
Oct 20, 1906Indiana 12, Wabash 5at Wabash
Nov 18, 1905Indiana 40, Wabash 0at Indiana
Nov 5, 1904Indiana 4, Wabash 0at Wabash
Sep 26, 1903Wabash 5, Indiana 0at Indiana
Oct 4, 1902Indiana 34, Wabash 0at Indiana
Sep 28, 1901Indiana 24, Wabash 6at Indiana

Every game is listed as played on the field.