
1947 Indiana
5–3–1 (2–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marquette 48–6Nov 15
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at | W 17–0 | 64% |
| Oct 4 | vs | T 7–7 | 72% |
| Oct 11 | at | L 14–27 | 64% |
| Oct 18 | vs | W 41–6 | 77% |
| Oct 25 | at | L 6–7 | 60% |
| Nov 1 | at | W 7–0 | 56% |
| Nov 8 | at | L 0–35 | 25% |
| Nov 15 | vsMarquette | W 48–6 | 78% |
| Nov 22 | vs | W 16–14 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Purdue 16–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 9th-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 1947.
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–102
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1596 +10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.4 No. 24 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Howie Brown
- Most valuable player
- Howie Brown
All-Big Nine
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Howie BrownOGAP-1; INS-1; UP-1
Second team
Lou MihajlovichEAP-2; INS-2
George TaliaferroRBAP-2; INS-2
From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1947 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–0 | 10–0 | 2 | |
| 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | ||
| 3–3 | 6–3 | ||
| 3–3 | 5–3–1 | ||
| 3–3 | 5–4 | ||
| 2–3–1 | 5–3–1 | ||
| 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | ||
| 2–4 | 3–6 | ||
| 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.