1936 Indiana
5–2–1 (3–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Centre 38–0Oct 3
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsCentre | W 38–0 | 84% |
| Oct 10 | at Michigan | W 14–3 | 48% |
| Oct 17 | at Nebraska | L 9–13 | 36% |
| Oct 24 | at Ohio State | L 0–7 | 29% |
| Oct 31 | vs Iowa | W 13–6 | 61% |
| Nov 7 | vs Syracuse | W 9–7 | 75% |
| Nov 14 | atChicago | W 20–7 | 63% |
| Nov 21 | at Purdue | T 20–20 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Purdue 20–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 3–1–1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 123–63
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1559 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.7 No. 38 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Chris Dal Sasso
- Most valuable player
- Vern Huffman
Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 3 | Vern Huffman E | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 6 | Chris Del Sasso OT | Cleveland Rams |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Vern HuffmanRBUP-1
Second team
- Ted LivingstonOTUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern | 6–0 | 7–1 | 7 |
 Minnesota | 4–1 | 7–1 | 1 |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–3 | |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–4 | 2–6 | |
| Michigan | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.