1943 Indiana
4–4–2 (2–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wabash 52–0Oct 2
By 52 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Miami (OH) | T 7–7 | 95% |
| Sep 25 | at Northwestern | L 6–14 | 54% |
| Oct 2 | vsWabash | W 52–0 | 89% |
| Oct 9 | at Nebraska | W 54–13 | 57% |
| Oct 16 | at Iowa | T 7–7 | 57% |
| Oct 23 | vs Wisconsin | W 34–0 | 71% |
| Oct 30 | at Ohio State | W 20–14 | 49% |
| Nov 6 | at 6Michigan | L 6–23 | 32% |
| Nov 13 | vsGreat Lakes Navy | L 7–21 | 53% |
| Nov 20 | vs 3Purdue | L 0–7 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Pete PihosFullback
John CannadyLinebacker- John TavenerCenter
- Bob RavensbergEnd
- Bob CowanBack
- Ben RaimondiRunning back
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 1943.
Led the nationR. Hoernschemeyer: passing yards (1,133 yds), total offense (1,648 yds)
- Record
- 4–4–2
- Conference
- 2–3–1 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 193–106
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1521 −23 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.5 No. 21 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Tavener
- Most valuable player
- John Tavener
Drafted in 1944
The 1944 draft| Rd 1 | Billy Hillenbrand RB | New York Giants |
| Rd 4 | Jack Tavener C | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
- Pete PihosEAP-1; UP-1
Bob HoernschemeyerQB
Second team
- J.C. CoffeeOGUP-2
- John TavenerCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 6–0 | 9–0 | 5 |
| Michigan | 6–0 | 8–1 | 3 |
| Northwestern | 5–1 | 6–2 | 9 |
| Indiana | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 Minnesota | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 Illinois | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Iowa | 0–4–1 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.