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1928 Indiana

4–⁠4 (2–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by Pat Page.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1928, game by game: won vs. Wabash 14–0; won vs. Oklahoma 10–7; won at Michigan 6–0; lost at Illinois 7–13; lost vs. Ohio State 0–13; lost at Minnesota 12–21; won vs. Northwestern 6–0; lost at Purdue 0–14+14−14Won 14–0 vs. Wabash+14WabashWon 10–7 vs. Oklahoma+3OklahomaWon 6–0 at Michigan+6MichiganLost 7–13 at Illinois-6IllinoisLost 0–13 vs. Ohio State-13Ohio StateLost 12–21 at Minnesota-9MinnesotaWon 6–0 vs. Northwestern+6NorthwesternLost 0–14 at Purdue-14Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsWabashW 14–⁠084%
Oct 6vsOklahomaW 10–⁠753%
Oct 13atMichiganW 6–⁠033%
Oct 20atIllinoisL 7–⁠1328%
Oct 27vsOhio StateL 0–⁠1348%
Nov 10atMinnesotaL 12–⁠2124%
Nov 17vsNorthwesternW 6–⁠051%
Nov 24atPurdueL 0–⁠1430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 14–⁠0; 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠4 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
55–⁠68
Coach
Pat Page
Elo
1469 +6 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.6 No. 35 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Chuck Bennett and Robert Matthew
Most valuable player
Chuck Bennett

All-Big Ten

2 first team

First team

  • Clare RandolphCAP-1; UP-1; WE-2
  • Chuck BennettRBAP-1; UP-1; WE-1

From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1928 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois4–⁠17–⁠1
Wisconsin3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Minnesota4–⁠26–⁠2
Iowa3–⁠26–⁠2
Ohio State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠35–⁠3
Michigan2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Indiana2–⁠44–⁠4
Chicago0–⁠52–⁠7

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