1937 Indiana
5–3 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 8 Ohio State 10–0Nov 6
Ohio State was ranked No. 8, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsCentre | W 12–0 | 89% |
| Oct 9 | at Minnesota | L 0–6 | 30% |
| Oct 16 | vs Illinois | W 13–6 | 64% |
| Oct 23 | vs Cincinnati | W 27–0 | 95% |
| Oct 30 | at 11Nebraska | L 0–7 | 29% |
| Nov 6 | at 8Ohio State | W 10–0 | 26% |
| Nov 13 | at Iowa | W 3–0 | 63% |
| Nov 20 | vs Purdue | L 7–13 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 17
- Wk 5: 20
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 1937.
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 72–32
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1561 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.9 No. 32 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert Kinderdine
- Most valuable player
- Corbett Davis
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 1 | Corbett Davis RB | Cleveland Rams |
| Rd 2 | Frank Filchock B | Pittsburgh Pirates |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bob HaakOTUP-1- George MillerCAP-2; UP-1
Corbett DavisFBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Bob KenderdineEUP-2
- Jim FreemanOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 6–2 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 13 |
| Indiana | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Northwestern | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Michigan | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.