1907 Chicago
4–1 (4–0 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Purdue 56–0Nov 9
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | vs Indiana | W 27–6 | 71% |
| Oct 19 | at Illinois | W 42–6 | 67% |
| Nov 2 | at Minnesota | W 18–12 | 49% |
| Nov 9 | vs Purdue | W 56–0 | 87% |
| Nov 23 | vsCarlisle | L 4–18 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Carlisle 18–4; first in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
Photographs from 1907
Marshall Field, Chicago, Carlisle vs. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1907Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
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 1907.
- Record
- 4–1
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 147–42
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1687 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 18.0 No. 9 of 68 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1907 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 3–1–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
 Iowa | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Minnesota | 0–1–1 | 2–2–1 | |
| Indiana | 0–3 | 2–3–1 | |
| Purdue | 0–3 | 0–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.