1901 Chicago

8–⁠6–⁠2 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1901, game by game: won vs. Englewood High 18–5; won vs. Lombard 38–0; won vs. Englewood High 12–0; lost vs. Hyde Park High 0–6; won vs. Monmouth 23–0; won vs. Milwaukee Medical 12–0; won vs. Knox 6–0; won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 22–0; tied vs. Purdue 5–5; lost vs. Illinois 0–24; won vs. Hyde Park High 17–0; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–11; tied vs. Beloit 17–17; lost vs. Northwestern 5–6; lost at Michigan 0–22; lost vs. Wisconsin 0–35+38−35Won 18–5 vs. Englewood High+13Englewood HighWon 38–0 vs. Lombard+38LombardWon 12–0 vs. Englewood High+12Englewood HighLost 0–6 vs. Hyde Park High-6Hyde Park HighWon 23–0 vs. Monmouth+23MonmouthWon 12–0 vs. Milwaukee Medical+12Milwaukee Medic…Won 6–0 vs. Knox+6KnoxWon 22–0 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+22Illinois Wesley…Tied 5–5 vs. Purdue0PurdueLost 0–24 vs. Illinois-24IllinoisWon 17–0 vs. Hyde Park High+17Hyde Park HighLost 0–11 vs. Pennsylvania-11PennsylvaniaTied 17–17 vs. Beloit0BeloitLost 5–6 vs. Northwestern-1NorthwesternLost 0–22 at Michigan-22MichiganLost 0–35 vs. Wisconsin-35Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 35–⁠0; 8th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1901.

Record
8–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 8th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
175–⁠131
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1439 −90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.2 No. 36 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1901 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan4–⁠011–⁠0
Wisconsin2–⁠09–⁠0
Minnesota3–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern3–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠26–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago0–⁠4–⁠18–⁠6–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠36–⁠3

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