1908 Chicago
5–0–1 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Purdue 39–0Oct 3
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Purdue | W 39–0 | 81% |
| Oct 10 | vs Indiana | W 29–6 | 74% |
| Oct 17 | vs Illinois | W 11–6 | 75% |
| Oct 31 | vs Minnesota | W 29–0 | 67% |
| Nov 14 | vs Cornell | T 6–6 | 65% |
| Nov 21 | at Wisconsin | W 18–12 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 18–12; first in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 5th-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 1908.
- Record
- 5–0–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 132–30
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1698 +74 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 24.7 No. 1 of 67 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1908 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 5–0 | 5–0–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 3–4 | |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 3–2–1 | |
 Northwestern | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
 Iowa | 0–1 | 2–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.