1901 Indiana

6–⁠3 (1–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by James Horne.

Indiana, 1901
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1901, game by game: won vs. Wabash 24–6; won vs. Rose Hulman 56–0; lost at Michigan 0–33; won vs. Franklin 76–0; won vs. Purdue 11–6; lost vs. Illinois 0–18; lost at Notre Dame 5–18; won at Ohio State 18–6; won vs. DePauw 24–0+76−33Won 24–6 vs. Wabash+18WabashWon 56–0 vs. Rose Hulman+56Rose HulmanLost 0–33 at Michigan-33MichiganWon 76–0 vs. Franklin+76FranklinWon 11–6 vs. Purdue+5PurdueLost 0–18 vs. Illinois-18IllinoisLost 5–18 at Notre Dame-13Notre DameWon 18–6 at Ohio State+12Ohio StateWon 24–0 vs. DePauw+24DePauw
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWabashW 24–⁠692%
Oct 5vsRose HulmanW 56–⁠091%
Oct 12atMichiganL 0–⁠3338%
Oct 19vsFranklinW 76–⁠089%
Oct 26vsPurdueW 11–⁠665%
Nov 2vsIllinoisL 0–⁠1860%
Nov 16atNotre DameL 5–⁠1836%
Nov 23atOhio StateW 18–⁠642%
Nov 28vsDePauwW 24–⁠090%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat DePauw 24–⁠0; 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 34th-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 1901.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠2 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
214–⁠87
Coach
James Horne
Elo
1507 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.8 No. 40 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harry Davidson

1901 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan4–⁠011–⁠0
Wisconsin2–⁠09–⁠0
Minnesota3–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern3–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠26–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago0–⁠4–⁠18–⁠6–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠36–⁠3

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