1921 Indiana

3–⁠4 (1–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Jumbo Stiehm.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1921, game by game: won vs. Franklin 47–0; won vs. Kalamazoo 29–0; lost at Harvard 0–19; lost at Minnesota 0–6; lost at Notre Dame 7–28; lost at Iowa 0–41; won vs. Purdue 3–0+47−41Won 47–0 vs. Franklin+47FranklinWon 29–0 vs. Kalamazoo+29KalamazooLost 0–19 at Harvard-19HarvardLost 0–6 at Minnesota-6MinnesotaLost 7–28 at Notre Dame-21Notre DameLost 0–41 at Iowa-41IowaWon 3–0 vs. Purdue+3Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsFranklinW 47–⁠091%
Oct 1vsKalamazooW 29–⁠091%
Oct 8atHarvardL 0–⁠1931%
Oct 22atMinnesotaL 0–⁠650%
Oct 29atNotre DameL 7–⁠2824%
Nov 12atIowaL 0–⁠4124%
Nov 19vsPurdueW 3–⁠074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 3–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
86–⁠94
Coach
Jumbo Stiehm
Elo
1479 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 43 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Johnny Kyle

1921 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa5–⁠07–⁠0
Chicago4–⁠16–⁠1
Ohio State4–⁠15–⁠2
Wisconsin3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Michigan2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana1–⁠23–⁠4
Illinois1–⁠43–⁠4
Purdue1–⁠41–⁠6
Northwestern0–⁠51–⁠6

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