1922 Chicago
5–1–1 (4–0–1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Georgia 20–0Oct 7
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs Georgia | W 20–0 | 50% |
| Oct 14 | vs Northwestern | W 15–7 | 80% |
| Oct 21 | vs Purdue | W 12–0 | 83% |
| Oct 28 | vs Princeton | L 18–21 | 59% |
| Nov 11 | at Ohio State | W 14–9 | 53% |
| Nov 18 | vs Illinois | W 9–0 | 73% |
| Nov 25 | vs Wisconsin | T 0–0 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Wisconsin 0–0; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 12th-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 1922.
- Record
- 5–1–1
- Conference
- 4–0–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 88–37
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1623 +54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.9 No. 20 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
- Harold FletcherOTCJ-1; CT-1; WE-3
- Ralph KingCCJ-3; CP; CT-2; PA-1; WE-1
John Webster ThomasFBCON; CA; CJ-1; CT-2; PA-2
Second team
- Harold LewisOGPA-2
- Jimmy PyottRBCJ-3; PA-2; WE-2
- Willis ZornFBCJ-2
From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1922 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
 Michigan | 4–0 | 6–0–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–0–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–4 | 2–5 | |
| Northwestern | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 0–2–1 | 1–4–2 | |
| Purdue | 0–3–1 | 1–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.