1914 Western Conference football season

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1914 Western Conference football season
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1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –0
Minnesota 3 –1 –06 –1 –0
Chicago 4 –2 –14 –2 –1
Wisconsin 2 –2 –14 –2 –1
Ohio State 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Purdue 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Iowa 1 –2 –04 –3 –0
Indiana 1 –4 –03 –4 –0
Northwestern 0 –6 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Western Conference football season was the nineteenth 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 1914 college football season.

Contents

Season overview

Illinois took the 1914 Western Conference title with a perfect 6-0 league record, going 7–0 overall for the season.

Minnesota came in second at 6-0-1 (3-1 WC). Chicago was third at 4-2-1 (overall and in conference play).

Wisconsin finished at 2-2-1 in the conference, and 4-2-1 overall. Ohio State and Purdue were right behind, both with 2-2 league records and 5–2 overall marks.

Iowa (4–3, 1-2 WC), Indiana (3–4, 1-4 WC), and Northwestern (1–6, 0-6 WC) rounded out the table.

Illinois

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Christian Brothers (MO) *
W 37–0 [1]
October 10 Indiana
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 51–0 [2]
October 17 Ohio State
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 37–0 [3]
October 24at Northwestern
W 33–0 [4]
October 31at Minnesota
W 21–610,000 [5]
November 14 Chicago
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–7 [6]
November 21at Wisconsin
W 24–9 [7]
  • *Non-conference game

Minnesota

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 North Dakota *
W 28–62,000
October 10 Iowa State *
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 26–03,000
October 17 South Dakota *
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 29–73,000
October 24at Iowa
W 7–09,000 [8]
October 31 Illinois
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 6–2110,000 [5]
November 14 Wisconsin Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 14–317,000
November 21at Chicago
W 13–713,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Chicago

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Indiana
W 34–0 [10]
October 10 Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 28–0 [11]
October 17 Iowa
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–0 [12]
October 24 Purdue
W 21–0 [13]
October 31at Wisconsin
T 0–0 [14]
November 14at Illinois
L 7–21 [6]
November 21 Minnesota
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 7–1313,000 [9]

Wisconsin

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Lawrence *
W 21–0
October 10 Marquette *
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 48–0
October 17 Purdue
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 14–7
October 24at Ohio State
W 7–6
October 31 Chicago Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
T 0–0
November 14at Minnesota
L 3–1417,000
November 21 Illinois
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 9–24 [7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Ohio State

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3 Ohio Wesleyan
W 16–2
October 10 Case
W 7–6 [15]
October 17at Illinois
L 0–37 [3]
October 24 Wisconsin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
L 6–7
November 7vs. Indiana
W 13–3
November 14 Oberlin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 39–0
November 21 Northwestern
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–0

Purdue

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3 Wabash *
W 27–3
October 10 Western Reserve *
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 26–0
October 17at Wisconsin
L 7–14
October 24at Chicago
L 0–21 [13]
November 7 Kentucky *
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–6
November 14at Northwestern
W 34–6
November 21 Indiana
W 23–13
  • *Non-conference game

[16]

Iowa

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Iowa State Teachers *
W 95–0 [17] [18]
October 10 Cornell (IA) *
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 49–0 [19]
October 17at Chicago
L 0–7 [12]
October 24 Minnesota Dagger-14-plain.png
L 0–79,000 [8]
November 7at Northwestern
W 27–0 [20]
November 14at Iowa State *
W 26–6 [21]
November 21 Nebraska *
L 7–16 [22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Indiana

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26 DePauw *
W 13–6
October 3at Chicago
L 0–34 [10]
October 10at Illinois
L 0–51 [2]
October 17 Northwestern
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 27–0
October 24 Miami (OH) *
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 48–3
November 7vs. Ohio State
L 3–13
November 21at Purdue
L 13–23
  • *Non-conference game

[23] [24] [25]

Northwestern

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3 Lake Forest *
W 7–0
October 10at Chicago
L 0–28 [11]
October 17at Indiana
L 0–27
October 24 Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–33 [4]
November 7 Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–27 [20]
November 14 Purdue
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–34
November 21at Ohio State
L 0–27
  • *Non-conference game

Bowl games

No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1914 season.

All-American honors

All-Western selections

References

  1. ↑ "Illini Win Opener". Decatur Herald. October 4, 1914. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Indiana Swamped by Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. October 11, 1914. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Illini Tramples Over Ohio, 37-0". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1914. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Illini Substitutes Are Enough to Defeat Purple". Decatur Herald. October 25, 1914. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Illini Backs Outspeed Gophers and Win Great Open Gridiron Battle, 21-6". The Sunday Journal. Minneapolis. November 1, 1914. pp. 27–28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Maroons Crushed by Zuppke's Illini". The Decatur Daily Herald. November 15, 1914. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Badgers Put Up Game Battle But Lose The Last Game to Illinois: Gophers Second in Fight for "Big Nine" Flag". The Sunday State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. November 22, 1914. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 Fred R. Coburn (October 25, 1914). "Gophers Move Along Toward Western Title: Solon Keystone of Gopher Attack In Defeat of Iowa". Minneapolis Tribune. p. 1 (sport) – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 Ring Lardner (November 22, 1914). "Assaults by Gophers Upset Chicago, 13 to 7: Steady Marches Through Line Give Northmen Touchdowns". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 Ring Lardner (October 4, 1914). "Maroons Beat Hoosiers, 24-0, in First Game: Use Roller in Second Half After Being Held to Touchdown". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 Ring Lardner (October 11, 1914). "Maroons Beat Purple Team by 28-0 Score: Losers Make Hard Fight But Fail in Efforts to Count". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. 1 2 Ring Lardner (October 18, 1914). "Russell's Run for Maroons Defeats Iowa: Pete's Favorite Trick Nets Only Score in 7 to 0 Battle". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. 1 2 Walter Eckersall (October 25, 1914). "Maroons Win from Purdue by Long Runs: Sprints by Flood, Russsell and Sparks Net Three Touchdowns". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Walter Eckersall (November 1, 1914). "Madison Game Battle Royal; Score, 0 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Case Football 1914/15".
  16. ↑ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ "Iowa Smashes Records Badly". Iowa City Daily Press. October 5, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Iowa Wins Game From Cornell: University Team Defeats College by Score of 49 to 0 -- Playing Was Lagging". The Daily Nonpareil. October 11, 1914. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. 1 2 Purple (November 8, 1914). "Iowa Crushes Purple Team; Wins by 27-0". The Chicago Tribune. p. 1 (sporting) – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Iowa Wins '14 Championship in Great Game: Captures Longed-For Laurels on Field of Aggies; Wearers of Old Gold Defeat Agriculturists by Score of 26 to 6 -- One of Biggest Games in History of Two Teams". Iowa City Daily Press. November 16, 1914. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "Too Much Halligan Spells Hawkeye Loss: Cornhuskers Beat Iowa Via Halligan's Toe". Iowa City Daily Press. November 23, 1914. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "1914 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  24. ↑ "1914 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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