1933 Chicago

3–⁠3–⁠2 (0–⁠3–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1933, game by game: won vs. Cornell (IA) 32–0; won at Washington St. Louis 40–0; lost vs. Purdue 0–14; lost vs. Michigan 0–28; tied vs. Wisconsin 0–0; tied vs. Indiana 7–7; lost at Illinois 0–7; won vs. Dartmouth 39–0+40−28Won 32–0 vs. Cornell (IA)+32Cornell (IA)Won 40–0 at Washington St. Louis+40Washington St. …Lost 0–14 vs. Purdue-14PurdueLost 0–28 vs. Michigan-28MichiganTied 0–0 vs. Wisconsin0WisconsinTied 7–7 vs. Indiana0IndianaLost 0–7 at Illinois-7IllinoisWon 39–0 vs. Dartmouth+39Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 39–⁠0; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠3–⁠2 tied for 8th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
118–⁠56
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1457 +38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.3 No. 35 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Ten

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Ohio State4–⁠17–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠0–⁠44–⁠0–⁠4
Illinois3–⁠25–⁠3
Iowa3–⁠25–⁠3
Northwestern1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Chicago0–⁠3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠21–⁠5–⁠2
Wisconsin0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1

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