1923 Chicago
7–1 (5–1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan State 34–0Sep 29
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Michigan State | W 34–0 | 77% |
| Oct 6 | vs Colorado State | W 10–0 | 59% |
| Oct 20 | vs Northwestern | W 13–0 | 79% |
| Oct 27 | vs Purdue | W 20–6 | 84% |
| Nov 3 | at Illinois | L 0–7 | 51% |
| Nov 10 | vs Indiana | W 27–0 | 82% |
| Nov 17 | vs Ohio State | W 17–3 | 73% |
| Nov 24 | vs Wisconsin | W 13–6 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 13–6; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 9th-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 1923.
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 5–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 134–22
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1650 +68 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.6 No. 15 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
- Elmer A. LampeENB-1; WE-2
- Lloyd RohrkeOGWE-1
Second team
- GowdyOTNB-2; WE-3
- Joe PondelikOGNB-2
John Webster ThomasFBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1923 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Michigan | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Iowa | 3–3 | 5–3 | |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.