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1919 Indiana

3–⁠4 (0–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Jumbo Stiehm.

Indiana, 1919
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1919, game by game: won vs. Wabash 20–7; lost vs. Centre 3–12; won at Kentucky 24–0; lost vs. Minnesota 6–20; lost at Notre Dame 3–16; lost at Northwestern 2–3; won vs. Syracuse 12–6+24−14Won 20–7 vs. Wabash+13WabashLost 3–12 vs. Centre-9CentreWon 24–0 at Kentucky+24KentuckyLost 6–20 vs. Minnesota-14MinnesotaLost 3–16 at Notre Dame-13Notre DameLost 2–3 at Northwestern-1NorthwesternWon 12–6 vs. Syracuse+6Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWabashW 20–⁠787%
Oct 4vsCentreL 3–⁠1279%
Oct 11atKentuckyW 24–⁠034%
Oct 18vsMinnesotaL 6–⁠2048%
Nov 1atNotre DameL 3–⁠1623%
Nov 15atNorthwesternL 2–⁠345%
Nov 22vsSyracuseW 12–⁠627%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 12–⁠6; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
70–⁠64
Coach
Jumbo Stiehm
Elo
1460 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.2 No. 28 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Roscoe Minton

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • William G. McCawOGFM; WE-1

Second team

  • Russell S. WilliamsRBWE-2

From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1919 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois6–⁠16–⁠1
Ohio State3–⁠16–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠25–⁠2
Wisconsin3–⁠25–⁠2
Minnesota3–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠25–⁠2
Michigan1–⁠43–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠42–⁠5
Indiana0–⁠23–⁠4
Purdue0–⁠32–⁠4–⁠1

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