1929 Chicago
7–3 (1–3 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Beloit 27–0Oct 4
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vsBeloit | W 27–0 | 82% |
| Oct 5 | vsLake Forest | W 9–6 | 83% |
| Oct 12 | vs Indiana | W 13–7 | 62% |
| Oct 18 | vsRipon | W 10–0 | 86% |
| Oct 19 | vs Indiana State | W 18–0 | 91% |
| Oct 26 | vs Purdue | L 0–26 | 37% |
| Nov 2 | at Princeton | W 15–7 | 28% |
| Nov 9 | vs Wisconsin | L 6–20 | 54% |
| Nov 16 | at Illinois | L 6–20 | 19% |
| Nov 23 | vs Washington | W 26–6 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington 26–6; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 1–3 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 130–92
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1449 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.3 No. 44 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
- Errett Van NiceRBNEA-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
 Iowa | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
 Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Michigan | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.