1938 Indiana
1–6–1 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 7–3Nov 12
By 4 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Ohio State | L 0–6 | 33% |
| Oct 8 | at Illinois | L 2–12 | 51% |
| Oct 15 | at Nebraska | T 0–0 | 32% |
| Oct 22 | vs Kansas State | L 6–13 | 58% |
| Oct 29 | at Wisconsin | L 0–6 | 39% |
| Nov 5 | at Boston College | L 0–14 | 35% |
| Nov 12 | vs Iowa | W 7–3 | 66% |
| Nov 19 | at Purdue | L 6–13 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-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 1938.
- Record
- 1–6–1
- Conference
- 1–4 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 21–67
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1451 −89 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.4 No. 71 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Paul Graham
- Most valuable player
- Bob Haak
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 2 | Bob Haak OT | Brooklyn Dodgers |
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Frank PetrickEUP-1- Bob HaakOTAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | 10 |
 Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 16 |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 4–2–2 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.