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1905 Indiana

8–⁠1–⁠1 (0–⁠1–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by James Sheldon.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1905, game by game: won vs. Indiana Alumni 5–0; won vs. Butler 31–0; won vs. Kentucky 29–0; lost at Chicago 5–16; won vs. Washington St. Louis 39–0; tied at Purdue 11–11; won vs. Cincinnati 47–6; won vs. Notre Dame 22–5; won vs. Wabash 40–0; won at Ohio State 11–0+41−11Won 5–0 vs. Indiana Alumni+5Indiana AlumniWon 31–0 vs. Butler+31ButlerWon 29–0 vs. Kentucky+29KentuckyLost 5–16 at Chicago-11ChicagoWon 39–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+39Washington St. …Tied 11–11 at Purdue0PurdueWon 47–6 vs. Cincinnati+41CincinnatiWon 22–5 vs. Notre Dame+17Notre DameWon 40–0 vs. Wabash+40WabashWon 11–0 at Ohio State+11Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsIndiana AlumniW 5–⁠086%
Sep 30vsButlerW 31–⁠092%
Oct 7vsKentuckyW 29–⁠052%
Oct 14atChicagoL 5–⁠1621%
Oct 21vsWashington St. LouisW 39–⁠069%
Oct 28atPurdueT 11–⁠1130%
Nov 4vsCincinnatiW 47–⁠666%
Nov 11vsNotre DameW 22–⁠568%
Nov 18vsWabashW 40–⁠078%
Nov 30atOhio StateW 11–⁠088%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 11–⁠0; 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠1 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
240–⁠38
Coach
James Sheldon
Elo
1578 +118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
35.6 No. 5 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frank Hare

1905 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠011–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠112–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠110–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠28–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern0–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois0–⁠35–⁠4

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