1936 Chicago
2–5–1 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lawrence 34–0Sep 26
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsLawrence | W 34–0 | 86% |
| Oct 3 | vs Vanderbilt | L 0–37 | 44% |
| Oct 10 | vs Butler | T 6–6 | 85% |
| Oct 17 | vs Purdue | L 7–35 | 40% |
| Oct 31 | at Wisconsin | W 7–6 | 43% |
| Nov 7 | at Ohio State | L 0–44 | 17% |
| Nov 14 | vs Indiana | L 7–20 | 37% |
| Nov 21 | vs Illinois | L 7–18 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 18–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
- Record
- 2–5–1
- Conference
- 1–4 7th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 68–166
- Coach
- Clark Shaughnessy
- Elo
- 1351 −100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.9 No. 105 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1936 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern | 6–0 | 7–1 | 7 |
 Minnesota | 4–1 | 7–1 | 1 |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–3 | |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
 Iowa | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–4 | 2–6 | |
 Michigan | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.