1931 Chicago
2–6–1 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cornell (IA) 12–0Sep 26
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsHillsdale | L 0–7 | 83% |
| Sep 26 | vsCornell (IA) | W 12–0 | 79% |
| Oct 10 | at Michigan | L 7–13 | 20% |
| Oct 17 | vs Yale | L 0–27 | 41% |
| Oct 24 | vs Indiana | L 6–32 | 49% |
| Oct 31 | vs Purdue | L 6–14 | 18% |
| Nov 7 | vs Arkansas | T 13–13 | 48% |
| Nov 14 | at Illinois | W 13–6 | 24% |
| Nov 21 | vs Wisconsin | L 7–12 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 12–7; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 1–4 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 64–124
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1336 −80 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.8 No. 73 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
- Sam HorwitzOGUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1931 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
| Michigan | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 Northwestern | 5–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Ohio State | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
 Minnesota | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–6–1 | |
 Iowa | 0–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Illinois | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.