1900 Indiana

4–⁠2–⁠2 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by James Horne.

Indiana, 1900
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1900, game by game: tied vs. Indiana Alumni 0–0; won vs. Earlham 18–0; lost at Northwestern 0–12; won vs. Vincennes 62–0; won vs. Notre Dame 6–0; lost at Michigan 0–12; tied at Illinois 0–0; won at Purdue 24–5+62−12Tied 0–0 vs. Indiana Alumni0Indiana AlumniWon 18–0 vs. Earlham+18EarlhamLost 0–12 at Northwestern-12NorthwesternWon 62–0 vs. Vincennes+62VincennesWon 6–0 vs. Notre Dame+6Notre DameLost 0–12 at Michigan-12MichiganTied 0–0 at Illinois0IllinoisWon 24–5 at Purdue+19Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 24–⁠5; 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1900.

Record
4–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠29
Coach
James Horne
Elo
1532 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.3 No. 24 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Foster

1900 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠18–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠3–⁠19–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠44–⁠4

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