1971 Indiana
3–8 (2–6 Big Ten), coached by John Pont. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kentucky 26–8Sep 18
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Minnesota | L 0–28 | 28% |
| Sep 18 | vs Kentucky | W 26–8 | 46% |
| Sep 25 | at Baylor | L 0–10 | 46% |
| Oct 2 | vs Syracuse | L 0–7 | 37% |
| Oct 9 | at Wisconsin | L 29–35 | 28% |
| Oct 16 | vs 13Ohio State | L 7–27 | 17% |
| Oct 23 | vs Northwestern | L 10–24 | 29% |
| Oct 30 | at 3Michigan | L 7–61 | 6% |
| Nov 6 | vs Illinois | L 21–22 | 46% |
| Nov 13 | at Iowa | W 14–7 | 36% |
| Nov 20 | vs Purdue | W 38–31 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Purdue 38–31; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 152–260
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1351 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.0 No. 110 of 120; offense No. 108, defense No. 91
- SRS
- −4.3 No. 84 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Chuck Thomson
- Most valuable player
- Chuck Thomson
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Tom BoveOTAP-2- Tom KruyerOGAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1971 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8–0 | 11–1 | 6 |
| Northwestern | 6–3 | 7–4 | |
| Ohio State | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
 Michigan State | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Illinois | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–5 | 4–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 3–7 | |
| Indiana | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa | 1–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.