1912 Indiana

2–⁠5 (0–⁠5 Western Conference), coached by James Sheldon.

Indiana, 1912
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1912, game by game: won vs. DePauw 20–0; lost at Chicago 0–13; lost at Illinois 7–13; lost vs. Northwestern 7–20; won vs. Earlham 33–7; lost vs. Iowa 6–13; lost at Purdue 7–34+26−27Won 20–0 vs. DePauw+20DePauwLost 0–13 at Chicago-13ChicagoLost 7–13 at Illinois-6IllinoisLost 7–20 vs. Northwestern-13NorthwesternWon 33–7 vs. Earlham+26EarlhamLost 6–13 vs. Iowa-7IowaLost 7–34 at Purdue-27Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsDePauwW 20–⁠089%
Oct 5atChicagoL 0–⁠1333%
Oct 19atIllinoisL 7–⁠1331%
Oct 26vsNorthwesternL 7–⁠2066%
Nov 2vsEarlhamW 33–⁠787%
Nov 9vsIowaL 6–⁠1355%
Nov 24atPurdueL 7–⁠3437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 34–⁠7; 8th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠5 8th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
80–⁠100
Coach
James Sheldon
Elo
1396 −98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.8 No. 38 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Floyd Flemming

1912 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin5–⁠07–⁠0
Chicago6–⁠16–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠24–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠32–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠52–⁠5

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