1903 Chicago

12–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1903, game by game: won vs. Englewood High 40–0; won vs. Lombard 34–0; won vs. North Division High 33–0; won vs. Lawrence 23–0; won vs. Monmouth 108–0; won vs. Indiana 34–0; won vs. Cornell (IA) 23–0; won vs. Purdue 22–0; won vs. Rush Medical 40–0; tied vs. Northwestern 0–0; won vs. Illinois 18–6; won at Wisconsin 15–6; won vs. Haskell 17–11; lost at Army 6–10; lost vs. Michigan 0–28+108−28Won 40–0 vs. Englewood High+40Englewood HighWon 34–0 vs. Lombard+34LombardWon 33–0 vs. North Division High+33North Division …Won 23–0 vs. Lawrence+23LawrenceWon 108–0 vs. Monmouth+108MonmouthWon 34–0 vs. Indiana+34IndianaWon 23–0 vs. Cornell (IA)+23Cornell (IA)Won 22–0 vs. Purdue+22PurdueWon 40–0 vs. Rush Medical+40Rush MedicalTied 0–0 vs. Northwestern0NorthwesternWon 18–6 vs. Illinois+12IllinoisWon 15–6 at Wisconsin+9WisconsinWon 17–11 vs. Haskell+6HaskellLost 6–10 at Army-4ArmyLost 0–28 vs. Michigan-28Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 28–⁠0; 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 10th-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 1903.

Record
12–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
413–⁠61
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1637 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.3 No. 14 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1903 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠114–⁠0–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠1–⁠112–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern1–⁠0–⁠210–⁠1–⁠3
Iowa1–⁠19–⁠2
Indiana1–⁠24–⁠4
Illinois1–⁠58–⁠6
Wisconsin0–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠24–⁠2

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