1923 Indiana

3–⁠4 (2–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by William Ingram.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1923, game by game: lost vs. DePauw 0–3; won vs. Northwestern 7–6; lost vs. Wisconsin 0–52; won vs. Hanover 32–0; lost at Chicago 0–27; lost vs. Wabash 6–29; won vs. Purdue 3–0+32−52Lost 0–3 vs. DePauw-3DePauwWon 7–6 vs. Northwestern+1NorthwesternLost 0–52 vs. Wisconsin-52WisconsinWon 32–0 vs. Hanover+32HanoverLost 0–27 at Chicago-27ChicagoLost 6–29 vs. Wabash-23WabashWon 3–0 vs. Purdue+3Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsDePauwL 0–⁠385%
Oct 13vsNorthwesternW 7–⁠652%
Oct 20vsWisconsinL 0–⁠5235%
Oct 27vsHanoverW 32–⁠082%
Nov 10atChicagoL 0–⁠2718%
Nov 17vsWabashL 6–⁠2978%
Nov 24vsPurdueW 3–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 3–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 5th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
48–⁠117
Coach
William Ingram
Elo
1348 −89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.0 No. 77 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Stewart Butler

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

  • Thomas ButlerOGNB-2; WE-3

From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1923 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois5–⁠08–⁠0
Michigan4–⁠08–⁠0
Chicago5–⁠17–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠35–⁠3
Indiana2–⁠23–⁠4
Wisconsin1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Ohio State1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠62–⁠6

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