1914 Indiana

3–⁠4 (1–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by Clarence Childs.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1914, game by game: won vs. DePauw 13–6; lost at Chicago 0–34; lost at Illinois 0–51; won vs. Northwestern 27–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 48–3; lost vs. Ohio State 3–13; lost at Purdue 13–23+45−51Won 13–6 vs. DePauw+7DePauwLost 0–34 at Chicago-34ChicagoLost 0–51 at Illinois-51IllinoisWon 27–0 vs. Northwestern+27NorthwesternWon 48–3 vs. Miami (OH)+45Miami (OH)Lost 3–13 vs. Ohio State-10Ohio StateLost 13–23 at Purdue-10Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsDePauwW 13–⁠684%
Oct 3atChicagoL 0–⁠3418%
Oct 10atIllinoisL 0–⁠5126%
Oct 17vsNorthwesternW 27–⁠062%
Oct 24vsMiami (OH)W 48–⁠390%
Nov 7vsOhio StateL 3–⁠1373%
Nov 21atPurdueL 13–⁠2321%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 23–⁠13; 8th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠4 8th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
104–⁠130
Coach
Clarence Childs
Elo
1374 −41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.5 No. 30 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Mark Erehart

1914 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois6–⁠07–⁠0
Minnesota3–⁠16–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠25–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠25–⁠2
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠24–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠43–⁠4
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠6

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