1924 Big Ten Conference football season
Conf . Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf . record PPG PAG
1 Chicago Amos A. Stagg 4-1-3 3-0-3 11.0 5.0
2 ( tie ) Illinois Robert Zuppke 6-1-1 3-1-1 25.5 8.9
2 ( tie ) Iowa Burt Ingwersen 6-1-1 3-1-1 13.3 6.3
4 Michigan Fielding H. Yost 6-2 4-2 19.4 6.8
5 Purdue James Phelan 5-2 2-2 19.6 6.6
6 Minnesota William H. Spaulding 3-3-2 1-2-1 8.5 7.9
7 Ohio State John Wilce 2-3-3 1-3-2 5.0 5.6
8 ( tie ) Indiana Bill Ingram 4-4 1-3 18.4 12.5
8 ( tie ) Northwestern Glenn Thistlethwaite 4-4 1-3 13.6 8.3
10 Wisconsin John J. Ryan 2-3-3 0-2-2 8.3 11.8
Season overview -- Results and team statistics
The 1924 Big Ten Conference football season was the 29th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1924 college football season. The Big Ten Conference champion for 1924 was Chicago which, in Amos Alonzo Stagg's 33rd year as head coach, compiled a 4-1-3 record (3-0-3 against Big Ten opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 88 to 40. Notable players on the 1924 Chicago team included guard Joe Pondelik and tackle Frank Gowdy. Pondelik was a consensus first-team All-American in 1924. Gowdy was selected as a first-team All-American by several selectors, including Football World, Liberty magazine, and All-Sports Magazine. Red Grange of Illinois received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the conference.