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1946 Indiana

6–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1946, game by game: lost vs. Cincinnati 6–15; lost at Michigan 0–21; won at Minnesota 21–0; won vs. No. 12 Illinois 14–7; lost vs. Iowa 0–13; won at Nebraska 27–7; won vs. Pittsburgh 20–6; won at No. 17 Northwestern 7–6; won at Purdue 34–20+21−21Lost 6–15 vs. Cincinnati-9CincinnatiLost 0–21 at Michigan-21MichiganWon 21–0 at Minnesota+21MinnesotaWon 14–7 vs. No. 12 Illinois+7No. 12 IllinoisLost 0–13 vs. Iowa-13IowaWon 27–7 at Nebraska+20NebraskaWon 20–6 vs. Pittsburgh+14PittsburghWon 7–6 at No. 17 Northwestern+1No. 17 NorthwesternWon 34–20 at Purdue+14Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsCincinnatiL 6–⁠1586%
Sep 28atMichiganL 0–⁠2138%
Oct 5atMinnesotaW 21–⁠052%
Oct 12vs12IllinoisW 14–⁠770%
Oct 19vsIowaL 0–⁠1379%
Oct 26atNebraskaW 27–⁠764%
Nov 2vsPittsburghW 20–⁠679%
Nov 9at17NorthwesternW 7–⁠650%
Nov 23atPurdueW 34–⁠2064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 34–⁠20; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
  2. Wk 4: 20
  3. Final: 20

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 1946.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Western Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 18
Points
129–⁠95
Coach
Bo McMillin
Elo
1629 −18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.1 No. 7 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Howie Brown
Most valuable player
Pete Pihos

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 3John Cannady LBNew York Giants
Rd 6Ben Raimondi RBChicago Cardinals
Rd 1Ben Raimondi BNew York Yankees (AAFC)
Rd 4Bob Cowan BCleveland Browns (AAFC)
Rd 5Russ Deal OTFlorida Seahawks (AAFC)

All-Big Nine

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois6–⁠18–⁠25
Michigan5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠16
Indiana4–⁠26–⁠320
Iowa3–⁠35–⁠4
Minnesota3–⁠45–⁠4
Ohio State2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠54–⁠5
Purdue0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.