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1931 Indiana

2–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Billy Hayes.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1931, game by game: won vs. Ohio 7–6; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–25; tied at Iowa 0–0; won at Chicago 32–6; lost vs. Ohio State 6–13; lost at Michigan 0–22; lost at Northwestern 6–7; lost vs. Purdue 0–19+26−25Won 7–6 vs. Ohio+1OhioLost 0–25 vs. Notre Dame-25Notre DameTied 0–0 at Iowa0IowaWon 32–6 at Chicago+26ChicagoLost 6–13 vs. Ohio State-7Ohio StateLost 0–22 at Michigan-22MichiganLost 6–7 at Northwestern-1NorthwesternLost 0–19 vs. Purdue-19Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsOhioW 7–⁠689%
Oct 3vsNotre DameL 0–⁠2520%
Oct 17atIowaT 0–⁠037%
Oct 24atChicagoW 32–⁠651%
Oct 31vsOhio StateL 6–⁠1344%
Nov 7atMichiganL 0–⁠2221%
Nov 14atNorthwesternL 6–⁠713%
Nov 21vsPurdueL 0–⁠1925%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 19–⁠0; 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
51–⁠98
Coach
Billy Hayes
Elo
1401 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.4 No. 49 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Joe Zeller

All-Big Ten

1 first team

First team

  • Joe ZellerOGAP-2; UP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1931 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Purdue5–⁠19–⁠1
Michigan5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Northwestern5–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio State4–⁠26–⁠3
Minnesota3–⁠27–⁠3
Wisconsin3–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Chicago1–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠6–⁠1
Illinois0–⁠62–⁠6

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