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1899 Indiana

6–⁠2, coached by James Horne.

Indiana, 1899
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1899, game by game: won vs. Rose Hulman 16–0; won at Illinois 5–0; lost at Notre Dame 0–17; won at Vanderbilt 20–0; won vs. Cincinnati 35–0; won vs. DePauw 34–0; lost at Northwestern 6–11; won at Purdue 17–5+35−17Won 16–0 vs. Rose Hulman+16Rose HulmanWon 5–0 at Illinois+5IllinoisLost 0–17 at Notre Dame-17Notre DameWon 20–0 at Vanderbilt+20VanderbiltWon 35–0 vs. Cincinnati+35CincinnatiWon 34–0 vs. DePauw+34DePauwLost 6–11 at Northwestern-5NorthwesternWon 17–5 at Purdue+12Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsRose HulmanW 16–⁠086%
Oct 14atIllinoisW 5–⁠046%
Oct 23atNotre DameL 0–⁠1746%
Oct 28atVanderbiltW 20–⁠037%
Nov 4vsCincinnatiW 35–⁠062%
Nov 11vsDePauwW 34–⁠091%
Nov 18atNorthwesternL 6–⁠1164%
Nov 30atPurdueW 17–⁠556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 17–⁠5.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
133–⁠33
Coach
James Horne
Elo
1531 +70 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.7 No. 25 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
John Hubbard