1900 Chicago

9–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1900, game by game: won vs. Englewood High 18–0; won vs. Hyde Park High 5–0; won vs. Lombard 24–0; won vs. Monmouth 29–0; won vs. Knox 16–0; won vs. Dixon 23–5; won vs. Purdue 17–5; won vs. Rush Medical 40–0; tied at Minnesota 6–6; lost vs. Brown 6–11; lost at Pennsylvania 0–41; lost vs. Iowa 0–17; lost vs. Northwestern 0–5; lost vs. Wisconsin 5–39; won vs. Michigan 15–6+40−41Won 18–0 vs. Englewood High+18Englewood HighWon 5–0 vs. Hyde Park High+5Hyde Park HighWon 24–0 vs. Lombard+24LombardWon 29–0 vs. Monmouth+29MonmouthWon 16–0 vs. Knox+16KnoxWon 23–5 vs. Dixon+18DixonWon 17–5 vs. Purdue+12PurdueWon 40–0 vs. Rush Medical+40Rush MedicalTied 6–6 at Minnesota0MinnesotaLost 6–11 vs. Brown-5BrownLost 0–41 at Pennsylvania-41PennsylvaniaLost 0–17 vs. Iowa-17IowaLost 0–5 vs. Northwestern-5NorthwesternLost 5–39 vs. Wisconsin-34WisconsinWon 15–6 vs. Michigan+9Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 15–⁠6; 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
9–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
204–⁠135
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1545 −104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.6 No. 22 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1900 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠18–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠3–⁠19–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠44–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.