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1924 Chicago

4–⁠1–⁠3 (3–⁠0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1924, game by game: lost vs. Missouri 0–3; won vs. Brown 19–7; won vs. Indiana 23–0; tied at Ohio State 3–3; won vs. Purdue 19–6; tied vs. Illinois 21–21; won vs. Northwestern 3–0; tied vs. Wisconsin 0–0+23−3Lost 0–3 vs. Missouri-3MissouriWon 19–7 vs. Brown+12BrownWon 23–0 vs. Indiana+23IndianaTied 3–3 at Ohio State0Ohio StateWon 19–6 vs. Purdue+13PurdueTied 21–21 vs. Illinois0IllinoisWon 3–0 vs. Northwestern+3NorthwesternTied 0–0 vs. Wisconsin0Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsMissouriL 0–⁠373%
Oct 11vsBrownW 19–⁠768%
Oct 18vsIndianaW 23–⁠081%
Oct 25atOhio StateT 3–⁠356%
Nov 1vsPurdueW 19–⁠679%
Nov 8vsIllinoisT 21–⁠2149%
Nov 15vsNorthwesternW 3–⁠080%
Nov 22vsWisconsinT 0–⁠075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Wisconsin 0–⁠0; first in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 15th-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 1924.

Consensus All-AmericanJoe Pondelik, OG

Record
4–⁠1–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠3 first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
88–⁠40
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1613 +13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.2 No. 15 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Franklin GowdyOTBE-1; BI; DI-1; HC-2; IN-1; LD-1; WE-1
  • Joe PondelikOGBE-1; BI; DI-1; HC-1; IN-1; LD-1; WE-1
  • McCartyFBBE-2; BI; IN-1
  • Harry ThomasFB

Second team

  • HendersonOTWE-2
  • PokrassOGDI-2; IN-3
  • ThomasRBDI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1924 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago3–⁠0–⁠34–⁠1–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Michigan4–⁠26–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠25–⁠2
Minnesota1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Ohio State1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠34–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠34–⁠4
Wisconsin0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3

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