1911 Western Conference football season

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The 1911 Western Conference football season was the sixteenth 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 1911 college football season.

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1911 Western Conference football season
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1911 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota $3–0–16–0–1
Chicago5–1–06–1–0
Wisconsin2–1–15–1–1
Illinois2–2–14–2–1
Iowa2–2–03–4–0
Purdue1–3–03–4–0
Northwestern1–4–03–4–0
Indiana0–3–13–3–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Season overview

At 3-0-1 in conference play and 6-0-1 overall, Minnesota was declared Western Conference champions. In their 12th year under head coach Henry L. Williams, the Golden Gophers outscored their opponents by a combined total of 102 to 15.[1] The team was also recognized retroactively as the national champion by the Billingsley Report.[2]

Chicago rebounded from last year's seventh-place finish to go 6-0-1 (5-1), their lone loss coming to the Golden Gophers. Wisconsin went 5-1-1 (2-1-1), which included a tie to the eventual National Champions. They were followed closely by Illinois at 4-2-1 (2-2-1) and Iowa at 3-4 (1-3).

Purdue and Northwestern both ended with overall records of 3-4, but the Boilermakers had a conference record of 1-3 compared to the Purple's 1-4 WC mark.

Indiana finished at 3-3-1 overall but went winless in the conference at 0-3-1.

Minnesota

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Iowa State*
W 5–03,000[3]
October 73:00 p.m.South Dakota*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 5–03,500[4]
October 21Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 21–310,000[5]
October 28Iowa
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 24–65,000[6]
November 4Chicago
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 30–020,000[7]
November 18at Wisconsin
T 6–615,000[8]
November 25at Illinois
W 11–010,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
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Chicago

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7 Indiana
W 23–6
October 14 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 11–3
October 21 Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 24–0
November 4at Minnesota
L 0–3020,000[10]
November 11at Northwestern
W 9–3
November 18 Cornell*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–0
November 25 Wisconsin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 5–0
  • *Non-conference game
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Wisconsin

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Lawrence*
W 15–0
October 14Ripon*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 24–0
October 21Colorado College*
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 26–0
October 28at Northwestern
W 28–3
November 4Iowa
W 12–0[11]
November 18Minnesotadagger
T 6–615,000[12]
November 25at Chicago
L 0–5
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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Illinois

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Millikin*
W 33–0
October 14Saint Louis*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 9–0[13][14]
October 21at Chicago
L 0–24
November 4Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 12–3
November 11vs. Indiana
T 0–0[15]
November 18Northwestern
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 27–13
November 25Minnesota
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–1110,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
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Iowa

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 14Morningside*
W 11–5[17]
October 21Cornell (IA)*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–3[18]
October 28at Minnesota
L 6–245,000[19]
November 4at Wisconsin
L 0–12[20]
November 11at Purdue
W 11–0[21]
November 18Iowa State*
L 0–9[22]
November 25Northwestern
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 6–0[23]
  • *Non-conference game
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Purdue

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Wabash*
L 0–3
October 15at Chicago
L 3–11
October 28DePauw*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 5–0
November 4at Illinois
L 3–12
November 11Iowa
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–11[25]
November 18Rose Polytechnic*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–6
November 25at Indiana
W 12–5
  • *Non-conference game
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Northwestern

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Monmouth (IL)*
W 26–0
October 14Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 10–0
October 21Indiana
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 5–0
October 28Wisconsin
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 3–28
November 11Chicago
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
L 3–9
November 18at Illinois
L 13–27
November 25at Iowa
L 0–6[27]
  • *Non-conference game
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Indiana

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30DePauw*
W 9–6
October 7at Chicago
L 6–23
October 14Franklin (IN)*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 42–0
October 21at Northwestern
L 0–5
October 28Washington University*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 12–03,000[28][29]
November 11vs. IllinoisIndianapolis, IN (rivalry)T 0–0[30]
November 25Purdue
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 5–12
  • *Non-conference game
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Bowl games

No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1911 season.

All-American honors

Main article: 1911 College Football All-America Team


All-Western selections

Main article: 1911 All-Western college football team


References

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