1914 Chicago
4–2–1 (4–2–1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 34–0Oct 3
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Indiana | W 34–0 | 82% |
| Oct 10 | vs Northwestern | W 28–0 | 87% |
| Oct 17 | vs Iowa | W 7–0 | 71% |
| Oct 24 | vs Purdue | W 21–0 | 75% |
| Oct 31 | at Wisconsin | T 0–0 | 58% |
| Nov 14 | at Illinois | L 7–21 | 50% |
| Nov 21 | vs Minnesota | L 7–13 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 13–7; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
Photographs from 1914
UW vs. Chicago football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Chicago football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Chicago football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Chicago football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Chicago football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
UW vs. Chicago football gamePhoto: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
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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 1914.
- Record
- 4–2–1
- Conference
- 4–2–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 104–34
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1622 −9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 24.6 No. 6 of 83 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Western Conference
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
- Laurens ShullOTWE-1
Paul Des JardienCWE-1
Second team
- Herman StegemanOGWE-2
- Pete RussellQBWE-2
- GrayRBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1914 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1914 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| Minnesota | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
 Ohio State | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.