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1927 Chicago

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

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1927, game by game: lost vs. Oklahoma 7–13; won vs. Indiana 13–0; won vs. Purdue 7–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 13–7; lost at Ohio State 7–13; lost vs. Michigan 0–14; lost at Illinois 6–15; won vs. Wisconsin 12–0+13−14Lost 7–13 vs. Oklahoma-6OklahomaWon 13–0 vs. Indiana+13IndianaWon 7–6 vs. Purdue+1PurdueWon 13–7 vs. Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaLost 7–13 at Ohio State-6Ohio StateLost 0–14 vs. Michigan-14MichiganLost 6–15 at Illinois-9IllinoisWon 12–0 vs. Wisconsin+12Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsOklahomaL 7–⁠1344%
Oct 8vsIndianaW 13–⁠051%
Oct 15vsPurdueW 7–⁠648%
Oct 22vsPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠746%
Oct 29atOhio StateL 7–⁠1334%
Nov 5vsMichiganL 0–⁠1432%
Nov 12atIllinoisL 6–⁠1520%
Nov 19vsWisconsinW 12–⁠047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 12–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
65–⁠68
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1471 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.8 No. 36 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Ken RouseC

Second team

  • Hugh MendenhallRBCDN-2

From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1927 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois5–⁠07–⁠0–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠2
Michigan3–⁠26–⁠2
Chicago3–⁠34–⁠4
Purdue2–⁠26–⁠2
Ohio State2–⁠34–⁠4
Northwestern2–⁠34–⁠4
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠44–⁠4
Wisconsin1–⁠44–⁠4

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