1940 Indiana
3–5 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 20 Iowa 10–6Oct 19
Iowa was ranked No. 20, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs Texas | L 6–13 | 51% |
| Oct 12 | at Nebraska | L 7–13 | 26% |
| Oct 19 | vs 20Iowa | W 10–6 | 47% |
| Oct 26 | at 7Northwestern | L 7–20 | 25% |
| Nov 2 | at Ohio State | L 6–21 | 28% |
| Nov 9 | vs Michigan State | W 20–0 | 42% |
| Nov 16 | at Wisconsin | L 10–27 | 47% |
| Nov 23 | at Purdue | W 3–0 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Purdue 3–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 50th-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 1940.
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 69–100
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1465 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.4 No. 25 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William Smith
- Most valuable player
- Dwight Gahm
Drafted in 1941
The 1941 draft| Rd 6 | Eddie Rucinski E | Brooklyn Dodgers |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Archie HarrisEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 6–0 | 8–0 | 1 |
 Michigan | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3 |
| Northwestern | 4–2 | 6–2 | 8 |
| Ohio State | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
 Illinois | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.