1908 Indiana

3–⁠4 (1–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by James Sheldon.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1908, game by game: won vs. Indiana Alumni 11–0; won vs. DePauw 16–0; lost at Chicago 6–29; lost vs. Wisconsin 0–16; lost at Illinois 0–10; lost at Notre Dame 0–11; won at Purdue 10–4+16−23Won 11–0 vs. Indiana Alumni+11Indiana AlumniWon 16–0 vs. DePauw+16DePauwLost 6–29 at Chicago-23ChicagoLost 0–16 vs. Wisconsin-16WisconsinLost 0–10 at Illinois-10IllinoisLost 0–11 at Notre Dame-11Notre DameWon 10–4 at Purdue+6Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsIndiana AlumniW 11–⁠089%
Oct 3vsDePauwW 16–⁠090%
Oct 10atChicagoL 6–⁠2926%
Oct 17vsWisconsinL 0–⁠1648%
Oct 31atIllinoisL 0–⁠1038%
Nov 7atNotre DameL 0–⁠1137%
Nov 21atPurdueW 10–⁠440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 10–⁠4; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
43–⁠70
Coach
James Sheldon
Elo
1461 −45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.0 No. 29 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Scott Paddock

1908 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago5–⁠05–⁠0–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠15–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠33–⁠4
Minnesota0–⁠23–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠22–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠5

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