287-147-32
All-time
0.616
Win %
1
National titles
6
Conf titles
0
Major bowls
0
Playoff apps
0
Weeks at #1
1
Heismans
Greatest games
Chicago's top games of all time by Game Score.
4
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1898 · Oct 29, 1898
0.74
Game Score
9
1903 · Oct 17, 1903
0.67
Game Score
Season by season
Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.
19126-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
6-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19116-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19102-5
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19094-1-2
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
4-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19085-0-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
5-0
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
19074-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
4-0
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
19064-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
190511-0
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
National championConf record
7-0
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
190410-1-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
5-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
190312-2-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
4-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
190214-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19018-6-2
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19009-5-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
2-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
189916-0-2
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
4-0
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
189814-2-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
189711-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
189615-2-1
Chicago · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
| Year | Record | Conference | Conf | Conf Champ | AP | Bowl / notes | Natl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 0-3 | ||||
| 1938 | 1-6-1 | Big Ten | 0-4 | ||||
| 1937 | 1-6 | Big Ten | 0-4 | ||||
| 1936 | 2-5-1 | Big Ten | 1-4 | ||||
| 1935 | 4-4 | Big Ten | 2-3 | ||||
| 1934 | 4-4 | Big Ten | 2-4 | ||||
| 1933 | 3-3-2 | Big Ten | 0-3-2 | ||||
| 1932 | 3-4-1 | Big Ten | 1-4 | ||||
| 1931 | 2-6-1 | Big Ten | 1-4 | ||||
| 1930 | 2-5-2 | Big Ten | 0-4 | ||||
| 1929 | 7-3 | Big Ten | 1-3 | ||||
| 1928 | 2-7 | Big Ten | 0-5 | ||||
| 1927 | 4-4 | Big Ten | 3-3 | ||||
| 1926 | 2-6 | Big Ten | 0-5 | ||||
| 1925 | 3-4-1 | Big Ten | 2-2-1 | ||||
| 1924 | 4-1-3 | Big Ten | 3-0-3 | ★ | |||
| 1923 | 7-1 | Big Ten | 5-1 | ||||
| 1922 | 5-1-1 | Big Ten | 4-0-1 | ||||
| 1921 | 6-1 | Big Ten | 4-1 | ||||
| 1920 | 3-4 | Big Ten | 2-4 | ||||
| 1919 | 5-2 | Big Ten | 4-2 | ||||
| 1918 | 4-6-1 | Big Ten | 0-5 | ||||
| 1917 | 3-2-1 | Big Ten | 2-2-1 | ||||
| 1916 | 3-4 | Big Nine | 3-3 | ||||
| 1915 | 5-2 | Big Nine | 4-2 | ||||
| 1914 | 4-2-1 | Big Nine | 4-2-1 | ||||
| 1913 | 7-0 | Big Nine | 7-0 | ★ | |||
| 1912 | 6-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 6-1 | ||||
| 1911 | 6-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 5-1 | ||||
| 1910 | 2-5 | Western Intercollegiate | 2-4 | ||||
| 1909 | 4-1-2 | Western Intercollegiate | 4-1-1 | ||||
| 1908 | 5-0-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 5-0 | ★ | |||
| 1907 | 4-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 4-0 | ★ | |||
| 1906 | 4-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 3-1 | ||||
| 1905 | 11-0 | Western Intercollegiate | 7-0 | ★ | National | ||
| 1904 | 10-1-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 5-1-1 | ||||
| 1903 | 12-2-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 4-1-1 | ||||
| 1902 | 14-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 5-1 | ||||
| 1901 | 8-6-2 | Western Intercollegiate | 0-4-1 | ||||
| 1900 | 9-5-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 2-3-1 | ||||
| 1899 | 16-0-2 | Western Intercollegiate | 4-0 | ★ | |||
| 1898 | 14-2-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 3-1 | ||||
| 1897 | 11-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 3-1 | ||||
| 1896 | 15-2-1 | Western Intercollegiate | 3-2 | ||||
| 1895 | 10-3 | Independent | |||||
| 1894 | 14-7-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1893 | 6-4-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1892 | 8-4-1 | Independent |
Award winners
12 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.
Jay Berwanger1935
Consensus All-AmericanB
Jay Berwanger1935
Heisman Trophy★HB
Joe Pondelik1924
Consensus All-AmericanG
John Thomas1922
Consensus All-AmericanB
Paul Des Jardien1913
Consensus All-AmericanC
Walter Steffen1908
Consensus All-AmericanB
Walter Eckersall1906
Consensus All-AmericanB
Mark Catlin1905
Consensus All-AmericanE
Walter Eckersall1905
Consensus All-AmericanB
Fred Speik1904
Consensus All-AmericanE
Walter Eckersall1904
Consensus All-AmericanB
Clarence Herschbergerr1898
Consensus All-AmericanB
| Year | Player | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | Consensus All-American |
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | Heisman Trophy★ |
| 1924 | Joe Pondelik | Consensus All-American |
| 1922 | John Thomas | Consensus All-American |
| 1913 | Paul Des Jardien | Consensus All-American |
| 1908 | Walter Steffen | Consensus All-American |
| 1906 | Walter Eckersall | Consensus All-American |
| 1905 | Mark Catlin | Consensus All-American |
| 1905 | Walter Eckersall | Consensus All-American |
| 1904 | Fred Speik | Consensus All-American |
| 1904 | Walter Eckersall | Consensus All-American |
| 1898 | Clarence Herschbergerr | Consensus All-American |