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1920 Indiana

5–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Jumbo Stiehm.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1920, game by game: won vs. Franklin 47–0; lost vs. Iowa 7–14; won vs. Mississippi State 24–0; won at Minnesota 21–7; won vs. Northwestern 10–7; lost at Notre Dame 10–13; won at Purdue 10–7+47−7Won 47–0 vs. Franklin+47FranklinLost 7–14 vs. Iowa-7IowaWon 24–0 vs. Mississippi State+24Mississippi Sta…Won 21–7 at Minnesota+14MinnesotaWon 10–7 vs. Northwestern+3NorthwesternLost 10–13 at Notre Dame-3Notre DameWon 10–7 at Purdue+3Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsFranklinW 47–⁠088%
Oct 2vsIowaL 7–⁠1450%
Oct 9vsMississippi StateW 24–⁠046%
Oct 23atMinnesotaW 21–⁠737%
Oct 30vsNorthwesternW 10–⁠768%
Nov 13atNotre DameL 10–⁠1326%
Nov 20atPurdueW 10–⁠763%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 10–⁠7; 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 3rd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠48
Coach
Jumbo Stiehm
Elo
1543 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.6 No. 20 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Elliott Risley

All-Big Ten

5 first team

First team

  • Frank HannyE
  • Elliot C. RisleyOT
  • Bill McCawOG
  • Charlie MathysQB
  • Russell S. WilliamsFB

From Wikipedia’s 1920 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1920 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State5–⁠07–⁠1
Wisconsin4–⁠16–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠15–⁠2
Illinois4–⁠25–⁠2
Iowa3–⁠25–⁠2
Michigan2–⁠25–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠33–⁠4
Chicago2–⁠43–⁠4
Purdue0–⁠42–⁠5
Minnesota0–⁠61–⁠6

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