1932 Chicago

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

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1932, game by game: won vs. Monmouth 41–0; tied at Yale 7–7; won vs. Knox 20–0; won vs. Indiana 13–7; lost vs. Illinois 7–13; lost vs. Purdue 0–37; lost at Michigan 0–12; lost vs. Wisconsin 7–18+41−37Won 41–0 vs. Monmouth+41MonmouthTied 7–7 at Yale0YaleWon 20–0 vs. Knox+20KnoxWon 13–7 vs. Indiana+6IndianaLost 7–13 vs. Illinois-6IllinoisLost 0–37 vs. Purdue-37PurdueLost 0–12 at Michigan-12MichiganLost 7–18 vs. Wisconsin-11Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsMonmouthW 41–⁠082%
Oct 8atYaleT 7–⁠726%
Oct 15vsKnoxW 20–⁠083%
Oct 22vsIndianaW 13–⁠752%
Oct 29vsIllinoisL 7–⁠1360%
Nov 5vsPurdueL 0–⁠3721%
Nov 12atMichiganL 0–⁠1213%
Nov 19vsWisconsinL 7–⁠1832%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 18–⁠7; 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
95–⁠94
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1378 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.0 No. 60 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Ten

2 second team

Second team

  • Bill CasselsOTAP-2
  • ParsonsCUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1932 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠08–⁠0
Purdue5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠35–⁠3
Illinois2–⁠45–⁠4
Indiana1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠51–⁠7

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