1961 Indiana
2–7 (0–6 Big Ten), coached by Phil Dickens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington State 33–7Oct 21
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Kansas State | L 8–14 | 52% |
| Oct 7 | vs Wisconsin | L 3–6 | 44% |
| Oct 14 | at Iowa | L 8–27 | 13% |
| Oct 21 | vs Washington State | W 33–7 | 41% |
| Oct 28 | at Michigan State | L 0–35 | 14% |
| Nov 4 | at Northwestern | L 8–14 | 22% |
| Nov 11 | vs Ohio State | L 7–16 | 20% |
| Nov 18 | at West Virginia | W 17–9 | 35% |
| Nov 25 | vs Purdue | L 12–34 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 34–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 0–6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 96–162
- Coach
- Phil Dickens
- Elo
- 1401 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.8 No. 50 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Olsavsky
- Most valuable player
- Byron Broome
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Marv WoodsonFBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6–0 | 8–0–1 | 2 |
 Minnesota | 6–1 | 8–2 | 6 |
| Michigan State | 5–2 | 7–2 | 8 |
| Purdue | 4–2 | 6–3 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
 Michigan | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 2–7 | |
 Illinois | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.