1913 Western Conference football season

1913 Western Conference football season
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1913 Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Iowa 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Ohio State 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 Western Conference football season was the eighteenth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1913 college football season. This was Ohio State's first year as members of the conference.

Season overview

The Chicago Maroons won the Western title with a perfect 7-0 record, of which all seven victories were conference wins. Chicago was also retroactively named as the 1913 national champion by the Billingsley Report and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1]

Iowa and Minnesota finished behind Chicago with 5-2 records and both went 2-1 in Western play. Purdue fell right behind with a 4-1-2 record, (2-1-2).

Illinois ended their season at 4-2-1 (2-2-1). Wisconsin wound up 3-3-1 (1-2-1) while newcomer Ohio State came in at 4-2-1 (1-2).

Indiana finished at 3-4 (2-4) while Northwestern followed at 1-6, with all six losses coming at the hands of Western rivals.

Chicago

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4 Indiana
W 21–710,000[2]
October 18 Iowa
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 23–6[3]
October 25Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 6–018,000[4]
November 1Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 28–7
November 8at Northwestern
W 14–0
November 15at Minnesota
W 13–721,000
November 22 Wisconsin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 19–0

Iowa

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Iowa State Teachers*
W 45–3
October 6Cornell (IA)*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 76–0
October 18at Chicago
L 6–23[5]
October 25at Northwestern
W 78–6
November 8Indiana
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 60–0
November 15Iowa State*
W 45–7
November 22at Nebraska*
L 0–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Minnesota

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 27South Dakota*
W 14–07,000
October 4Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 25–03,000
October 18at Nebraska*
L 0–79,000
October 25North Dakota*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 30–02,500
November 1at Wisconsin
W 21–311,000
November 15Chicago
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 7–1321,000
November 22at Illinois
W 19–93,500
  • *Non-conference game

Purdue

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Wabash*
W 26–0
October 11at Northwestern
W 34–0
October 18Wisconsin
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 7–7
October 25at Chicago
L 0–618,000[6]
November 8Rose Polytechnic*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 62–0
November 15at Illinois
T 0–0
November 22at Indiana
W 42–7[7][8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

Illinois

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Kentucky*
W 21–0[10]
October 11Missouri*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 24–7
October 18Northwestern
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 37–0[11]
October 25at Indiana
W 10–08,500[12]
November 1at Chicago
L 7–2820,000[13]
November 15Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
T 0–07,000[14]
November 22Minnesota
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 9–193,500[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Wisconsin

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Lawrence*
W 58–7
October 11Marquette*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 13–0
October 18at Purdue
T 7–7
October 25Michigan Agricultural*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 7–12[16]
November 1Minnesota
L 3–2111,000
November 8Ohio State
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 12–0
November 22at Chicago
L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Ohio State

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Ohio Wesleyan*
W 58–03,500[17]
October 11Western Reserve*
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 14–8
October 18Oberlin*
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
T 0–0
November 1Indiana
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
L 6–7
November 8at Wisconsin
L 0–12
November 15Case*
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 18–0[18]
November 22Northwestern
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 58–0[19]

Indiana

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27DePauw*
W 48–3
October 4at Chicago
L 7–2110,000[20]
October 25vs. Illinois
L 0–108,500[21]
November 1at Ohio State
W 7–6
November 8at Iowa
L 0–60
November 15at Northwestern
W 21–20[22][23]
November 22Purdue
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 7–42[24][25]
  • *Non-conference game

[26][27][28]

Northwestern

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Lake Forest*
W 10–0
October 11Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–34
October 18at Illinois
L 0–37
October 25Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–78
November 8Chicago
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–14
November 15Indiana
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 20–21[29][30]
November 22at Ohio State
L 0–58
  • *Non-conference game

Bowl games

No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1913 season.

All-American honors

  • Bob Butler, Tackle, Wisconsin (WC–2; HW-1; MFP-1; SBH-1; TT-2)
  • Huntington, End, Chicago (INS-2)
  • Paul Des Jardien, Center, Chicago (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC–1; HW-1; INS-1; TT-2)
  • Ray Keeler, Guard, Wisconsin (INS-1; MFP-2)
  • Nelson Norgren, Halfback, Chicago (WC–3; INS-2; MFP-2; FY-1)
  • Elmer Oliphant, Halfback, Purdue (College Football Hall of Fame) (TT-2)
  • Paul Russell, Quarterback, Chicago (HW-1; INS-2)
  • Lorin Solon, End, Minnesota (WC–3; INS-2; MFP-1; FY-1)

Key

NCAA recognized selectors for 1913

Other selectors

Bold = Consensus All-American[40]

  • 1 – First-team selection
  • 2 – Second-team selection
  • 3 – Third-team selection

All-Western selections

Main article: 1913 All-Western college football team

Ends

  • Lorin Solon, Minnesota (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-2, WE-1)
  • Clark Shaughnessy, Minnesota (CDN-2 [fullback], CRH, ECP-1 [guard]) (CFHOF)
  • Norman K. Wilson, Illinois (ECP-2)
  • Earl Huntington, Chicago (CDN-2, WE-2)
  • Harold Ofstie, Wisconsin (CDN-2, IO-1)
  • Harold Pogue, Illinois (IO-2)

Tackles

Guards

  • Ray Keeler, Wisconsin (CDN-2, CON, CRH, ECP-2, IO-1, WE-2) [CAA]
  • Harris, Chicago (CDN-1, ECP-2, IO-2)
  • Boles Rosenthal, Minnesota (IO-1)
  • H. B. Routh, Purdue (IO-2)

Centers

  • Paul Des Jardien, Chicago (CDN-1, CON, CRH, CT, ECP-1, IO-1, WE-1) [CAA, CFHOF]
  • C. E. Glossop, Purdue (CDN-2, ECP-2)

Quarterbacks

  • Pete Russell, Chicago (ECP-1, WE-2)
  • Samuel Gross, Iowa (CDN-2)
  • Wilbur Hightower, Northwestern (IO-2)

Halfbacks

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