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1912 Chicago

6–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1912, game by game: won vs. Indiana 13–0; won vs. Iowa 34–14; won vs. Purdue 7–0; lost at Wisconsin 12–30; won vs. Northwestern 3–0; won at Illinois 10–0; won vs. Minnesota 7–0+20−18Won 13–0 vs. Indiana+13IndianaWon 34–14 vs. Iowa+20IowaWon 7–0 vs. Purdue+7PurdueLost 12–30 at Wisconsin-18WisconsinWon 3–0 vs. Northwestern+3NorthwesternWon 10–0 at Illinois+10IllinoisWon 7–0 vs. Minnesota+7Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsIndianaW 13–⁠067%
Oct 19vsIowaW 34–⁠1470%
Oct 26vsPurdueW 7–⁠080%
Nov 2atWisconsinL 12–⁠3044%
Nov 9vsNorthwesternW 3–⁠079%
Nov 16atIllinoisW 10–⁠046%
Nov 23vsMinnesotaW 7–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 7–⁠0; 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 11th-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 1912.

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
86–⁠44
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1633 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.3 No. 7 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1912 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin5–⁠07–⁠0
Chicago6–⁠16–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠24–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠32–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠52–⁠5

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