1939 Chicago
2–6 (0–3 Western Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oberlin 25–0Nov 18
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsBeloit | L 0–6 | 75% |
| Oct 7 | vsWabash | W 12–2 | 69% |
| Oct 14 | vs Harvard | L 0–61 | 28% |
| Oct 21 | vs 6Michigan | L 0–85 | 18% |
| Nov 4 | at Virginia | L 0–47 | 19% |
| Nov 11 | vs 9Ohio State | L 0–61 | 16% |
| Nov 18 | vsOberlin | W 25–0 | 64% |
| Nov 25 | vs Illinois | L 0–46 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 46–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 0–3 10th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 37–308
- Coach
- Clark Shaughnessy
- Elo
- 1245 −80 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.1 No. 121 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1939 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 15 |
 Iowa | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 9 |
| Michigan | 3–2 | 6–2 | 20 |
 Purdue | 2–1–2 | 3–3–2 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–3 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Indiana | 2–3 | 2–4–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–3 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.