1949 Indiana
1–8 (0–6 Western Conference), coached by Clyde Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 16 Pittsburgh 48–14Oct 22
Pittsburgh was ranked No. 16, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at Notre Dame | L 6–49 | 17% |
| Oct 1 | at Ohio State | L 7–46 | 29% |
| Oct 8 | vs TCU | L 6–13 | 47% |
| Oct 15 | at Iowa | L 9–35 | 36% |
| Oct 22 | vs 16Pittsburgh | W 48–14 | 29% |
| Oct 29 | vs Wisconsin | L 14–30 | 56% |
| Nov 5 | at Illinois | L 14–33 | 30% |
| Nov 12 | at 5Michigan | L 7–20 | 10% |
| Nov 19 | vs Purdue | L 6–14 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 14–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 0–6 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–254
- Coach
- Clyde Smith
- Elo
- 1373 −91 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.5 No. 52 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Walter Bartkiewicz
- Most valuable player
- Nick Sebek
All-Big Nine
1 second teamSecond team
Cliff AndersonEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–1–1 | 7–1–2 | 6 |
| Michigan | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 7 |
 Minnesota | 4–2 | 7–2 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Illinois | 3–3–1 | 3–4–2 | |
 Northwestern | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Purdue | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.