1930 Chicago

2–⁠5–⁠2 (0–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1930, game by game: won vs. Ripon 19–0; won vs. Hillsdale 7–6; lost at Wisconsin 0–34; lost vs. Florida 0–19; tied vs. Ole Miss 0–0; tied vs. Princeton 0–0; lost vs. Purdue 7–26; lost vs. Illinois 0–28; lost at Michigan 0–16+19−34Won 19–0 vs. Ripon+19RiponWon 7–6 vs. Hillsdale+1HillsdaleLost 0–34 at Wisconsin-34WisconsinLost 0–19 vs. Florida-19FloridaTied 0–0 vs. Ole Miss0Ole MissTied 0–0 vs. Princeton0PrincetonLost 7–26 vs. Purdue-19PurdueLost 0–28 vs. Illinois-28IllinoisLost 0–16 at Michigan-16Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsRiponW 19–⁠088%
Oct 4vsHillsdaleW 7–⁠687%
Oct 11atWisconsinL 0–⁠3436%
Oct 18vsFloridaL 0–⁠1934%
Oct 25vsOle MissT 0–⁠062%
Nov 1vsPrincetonT 0–⁠059%
Nov 8vsPurdueL 7–⁠2624%
Nov 15vsIllinoisL 0–⁠2845%
Nov 22atMichiganL 0–⁠1618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 16–⁠0; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
33–⁠129
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1374 −92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.6 No. 82 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1930 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Northwestern5–⁠07–⁠1
Purdue4–⁠26–⁠2
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠32–⁠5–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠43–⁠5
Iowa0–⁠14–⁠4
Chicago0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠2

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