1913 Indiana

3–⁠4 (2–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by James Sheldon.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1913, game by game: won vs. DePauw 48–3; lost at Chicago 7–21; lost vs. Illinois 0–10; won at Ohio State 7–6; lost at Iowa 0–60; won at Northwestern 21–20; lost vs. Purdue 7–42+45−60Won 48–3 vs. DePauw+45DePauwLost 7–21 at Chicago-14ChicagoLost 0–10 vs. Illinois-10IllinoisWon 7–6 at Ohio State+1Ohio StateLost 0–60 at Iowa-60IowaWon 21–20 at Northwestern+1NorthwesternLost 7–42 vs. Purdue-35Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsDePauwW 48–⁠386%
Oct 4atChicagoL 7–⁠2124%
Oct 25vsIllinoisL 0–⁠1037%
Nov 1atOhio StateW 7–⁠681%
Nov 8atIowaL 0–⁠6026%
Nov 15atNorthwesternW 21–⁠2046%
Nov 23vsPurdueL 7–⁠4240%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 42–⁠7; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
90–⁠162
Coach
James Sheldon
Elo
1374 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.6 No. 59 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edgar Davis

1913 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠07–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠15–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠15–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠2
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana2–⁠43–⁠4
Ohio State1–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠6

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