1906 Chicago

4–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1906, game by game: won vs. Purdue 39–0; won vs. Indiana 33–8; lost vs. Minnesota 2–4; won vs. Illinois 63–0; won vs. Nebraska 38–5+63−2Won 39–0 vs. Purdue+39PurdueWon 33–8 vs. Indiana+25IndianaLost 2–4 vs. Minnesota-2MinnesotaWon 63–0 vs. Illinois+63IllinoisWon 38–5 vs. Nebraska+33Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 20vsPurdueW 39–⁠071%
Oct 27vsIndianaW 33–⁠874%
Nov 10vsMinnesotaL 2–⁠460%
Nov 17vsIllinoisW 63–⁠084%
Nov 24vsNebraskaW 38–⁠576%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 38–⁠5; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-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 1906.

Record
4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
175–⁠17
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1725 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.1 No. 10 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1906 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin3–⁠05–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠04–⁠1
Michigan1–⁠04–⁠1
Chicago3–⁠14–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠31–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠24–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠30–⁠5

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