1941 Indiana
2–6 (1–3 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 15 Nebraska 21–13Oct 18
Nebraska was ranked No. 15, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsDetroit Mercy | L 7–14 | 48% |
| Oct 4 | at Notre Dame | L 6–19 | 23% |
| Oct 11 | vs TCU | L 14–20 | 46% |
| Oct 18 | at 15Nebraska | W 21–13 | 17% |
| Oct 25 | at Wisconsin | L 25–27 | 45% |
| Nov 1 | at Iowa | L 7–13 | 41% |
| Nov 8 | at 10Northwestern | L 14–20 | 22% |
| Nov 22 | vs Purdue | W 7–0 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Purdue 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 59th-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 1941.
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 1–3 tied for 7th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 101–126
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1456 −21 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.7 No. 40 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Eugene White
- Most valuable player
- Billy Hillenbrand
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Second team
Charles A. SteeleOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1941 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | 1 |
 Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 5 |
 Ohio State | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 13 |
| Northwestern | 4–2 | 5–3 | 11 |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Purdue | 1–3 | 2–5–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 2–6 | |
 Illinois | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.