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Chicago

B10 · 1917 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
3–2–1
0.583 Win %
Conference
8th
2–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
48
1892–1939
All-Time Record
287–147–32
0.650 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1899, 1905, 1908
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 24
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 4 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Chicago head-to-head · History & Eras

1917 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
8Week 8 · Oct 16Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 48–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB103–4W 27–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB105–2W 7–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–2–1T 0–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–1L 0–33
14Week 14 · Nov 27Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–2–1L 0–18

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.782
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-3+13
  • Vanderbilt +5
  • Northwestern +5
  • Purdue +3
  • Illinois 0
  • Minnesota -1
  • Wisconsin -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 50thBetter than 64%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#41W14#40Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+48
+27
+7
0
-33
-18

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#151912#21913#281914#281915#701916

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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