1918 Chicago
4–6–1 (0–5 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Crane J.C. 46–0Oct 16
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | vsChicago Naval Reserve | L 7–14 | 89% |
| Oct 16 | vsCrane J.C. | W 46–0 | 87% |
| Oct 18 | vsHyde Park High | W 41–0 | 87% |
| Oct 29 | vsLoyola Academy | W 6–0 | 88% |
| Nov 2 | at Purdue | L 3–7 | 55% |
| Nov 6 | vsCrane J.C. | T 0–0 | 87% |
| Nov 9 | vs Michigan | L 0–13 | 46% |
| Nov 16 | at Northwestern | L 6–21 | 37% |
| Nov 19 | vsChicago YMCA | W 19–0 | 83% |
| Nov 23 | vs Illinois | L 0–29 | 37% |
| Nov 30 | vs Minnesota | L 0–7 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 7–0; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
- Record
- 4–6–1
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 128–91
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1390 −122 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
- MillerOG
Second team
- ReberCWE-2
- EltonRBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1918 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1918 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4–0 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Purdue | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
 Iowa | 2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 1–1 | 2–2–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
 Indiana | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
 Ohio State | 0–3 | 3–3 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 4–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.