1947 Indiana

5–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1947, game by game: won at Nebraska 17–0; tied vs. Wisconsin 7–7; lost at Iowa 14–27; won vs. Pittsburgh 41–6; lost at Northwestern 6–7; won at Ohio State 7–0; lost at No. 2 Michigan 0–35; won vs. Marquette 48–6; won vs. Purdue 16–14+42−35Won 17–0 at Nebraska+17NebraskaTied 7–7 vs. Wisconsin0WisconsinLost 14–27 at Iowa-13IowaWon 41–6 vs. Pittsburgh+35PittsburghLost 6–7 at Northwestern-1NorthwesternWon 7–0 at Ohio State+7Ohio StateLost 0–35 at No. 2 Michigan-35No. 2 MichiganWon 48–6 vs. Marquette+42MarquetteWon 16–14 vs. Purdue+2Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

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 team

First team

  • Howie BrownOGAP-1; INS-1; UP-1

Second team

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

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠010–⁠02
Wisconsin3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠36–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠35–⁠4
Indiana2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠43–⁠6
Ohio State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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