1925 Chicago

3–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1925, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 9–0; tied vs. Ohio State 3–3; won vs. Northwestern 6–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–7; won vs. Purdue 6–0; lost at Illinois 6–13; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–33; lost vs. Wisconsin 7–20+9−26Won 9–0 vs. Kentucky+9KentuckyTied 3–3 vs. Ohio State0Ohio StateWon 6–0 vs. Northwestern+6NorthwesternLost 0–7 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 6–0 vs. Purdue+6PurdueLost 6–13 at Illinois-7IllinoisLost 7–33 vs. Dartmouth-26DartmouthLost 7–20 vs. Wisconsin-13Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsKentuckyW 9–⁠073%
Oct 10vsOhio StateT 3–⁠373%
Oct 17vsNorthwesternW 6–⁠074%
Oct 24atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠740%
Oct 31vsPurdueW 6–⁠075%
Nov 7atIllinoisL 6–⁠1341%
Nov 14vsDartmouthL 7–⁠3343%
Nov 21vsWisconsinL 7–⁠2055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 20–⁠7; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
44–⁠76
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1511 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.7 No. 38 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Ten

4 first team

First team

  • Fred HendersonOTAP-1; BE-1; BTW-1; JW; NB-1; UP-1; WE-1
  • Elmer A. LampeOT
  • Sam HibbenOGNB-1
  • Austin McCartyRB

From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1925 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠17–⁠1
Northwestern3–⁠15–⁠3
Wisconsin3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠25–⁠3
Illinois2–⁠25–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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