1916 Indiana
2–4–1 (0–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Jumbo Stiehm. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat DePauw 20–0Sep 30
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsDePauw | W 20–0 | 86% |
| Oct 14 | atChicago | L 0–22 | 35% |
| Oct 21 | atTufts | L 10–12 | 70% |
| Nov 4 | vs Northwestern | L 0–7 | 53% |
| Nov 11 | at Ohio State | L 7–46 | 27% |
| Nov 18 | vs Florida | W 14–3 | 52% |
| Nov 25 | at Purdue | T 0–0 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Purdue 0–0; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–4–1
- Conference
- 0–3–1 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 51–90
- Coach
- Jumbo Stiehm
- Elo
- 1403 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.2 No. 71 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Freal McIntosh
All-Western Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Archie ErehartRBWE-2; AX-2
From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1916 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
| Northwestern | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 3–4 | |
 Illinois | 2–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
 Iowa | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 2–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 0–4–1 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.