1921 Chicago
6–1 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 41–0Oct 1
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Northwestern | W 41–0 | 69% |
| Oct 8 | vs Purdue | W 9–0 | 77% |
| Oct 22 | at Princeton | W 9–0 | 34% |
| Oct 29 | vs Colorado | W 35–0 | 62% |
| Nov 5 | vs Ohio State | L 0–7 | 54% |
| Nov 12 | at Illinois | W 14–6 | 50% |
| Nov 19 | vs Wisconsin | W 3–0 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 3–0; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 17th-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 1921.
- Record
- 6–1
- Conference
- 4–1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 111–13
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1603 +102 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 26.9 No. 7 of 102 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
- Fritz CrislerEBE-1; CA-1; WE-1; LH-1
- Charles McGuireOTBE-1; CA-1; WE-1; LH-1
Second team
- Charles RedmonOGBE-2; WE-2
- Milton RomneyQBCA-2; WE-2
John Webster ThomasFBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1921 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Michigan | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
| Northwestern | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.