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1919 Chicago

5–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1919, game by game: won vs. Great Lakes Navy 123–0; won vs. Purdue 16–0; won vs. Northwestern 41–0; lost at Illinois 0–10; won vs. Michigan 13–0; won vs. Iowa 9–6; lost vs. Wisconsin 3–10+123−10Won 123–0 vs. Great Lakes Navy+123Great Lakes NavyWon 16–0 vs. Purdue+16PurdueWon 41–0 vs. Northwestern+41NorthwesternLost 0–10 at Illinois-10IllinoisWon 13–0 vs. Michigan+13MichiganWon 9–6 vs. Iowa+3IowaLost 3–10 vs. Wisconsin-7Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 11vsGreat Lakes NavyW 123–⁠048%
Oct 18vsPurdueW 16–⁠066%
Oct 25vsNorthwesternW 41–⁠061%
Nov 1atIllinoisL 0–⁠1036%
Nov 8vsMichiganW 13–⁠047%
Nov 15vsIowaW 9–⁠655%
Nov 22vsWisconsinL 3–⁠1063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 10–⁠3; 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1919.

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
205–⁠26
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1519 +92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.8 No. 16 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Ten

1 first team

First team

  • Charles HigginsOTFM; INS; MDN; MM; VH; WE-1

From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1919 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois6–⁠16–⁠1
Ohio State3–⁠16–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠25–⁠2
Wisconsin3–⁠25–⁠2
Minnesota3–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠25–⁠2
Michigan1–⁠43–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠42–⁠5
Indiana0–⁠23–⁠4
Purdue0–⁠32–⁠4–⁠1

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