1939 Indiana
2–4–2 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 14–0Oct 14
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Nebraska | T 7–7 | 46% |
| Oct 7 | at Iowa | L 29–32 | 50% |
| Oct 14 | at Wisconsin | W 14–0 | 36% |
| Oct 21 | at Illinois | W 7–6 | 49% |
| Nov 4 | at 14Ohio State | L 0–24 | 31% |
| Nov 11 | at Fordham | L 0–13 | 24% |
| Nov 18 | at Michigan State | T 7–7 | 33% |
| Nov 25 | vs Purdue | L 6–7 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 51st-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 1939.
- Record
- 2–4–2
- Conference
- 2–3 8th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 70–96
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1464 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.8 No. 47 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jim Logan
- Most valuable player
- Jim Logan
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
James LoganOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 15 |
| Iowa | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 9 |
 Michigan | 3–2 | 6–2 | 20 |
| Purdue | 2–1–2 | 3–3–2 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–3 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 2–4–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–3 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.