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1899 Purdue

4–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Alpha Jamison.

Purdue, 1899
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1899, game by game: won vs. Purdue Alumni 10–5; won vs. Earlham 30–5; lost at Oberlin 0–12; won vs. DePauw 40–0; lost at Chicago 0–44; tied vs. Notre Dame 10–10; won at Illinois 5–0; lost at Northwestern 0–29; lost vs. Indiana 5–17+40−44Won 10–5 vs. Purdue Alumni+5Purdue AlumniWon 30–5 vs. Earlham+25EarlhamLost 0–12 at Oberlin-12OberlinWon 40–0 vs. DePauw+40DePauwLost 0–44 at Chicago-44ChicagoTied 10–10 vs. Notre Dame0Notre DameWon 5–0 at Illinois+5IllinoisLost 0–29 at Northwestern-29NorthwesternLost 5–17 vs. Indiana-12Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsPurdue AlumniW 10–⁠584%
Oct 7vsEarlhamW 30–⁠586%
Oct 14atOberlinL 0–⁠1271%
Oct 28vsDePauwW 40–⁠085%
Nov 4atChicagoL 0–⁠4419%
Nov 18vsNotre DameT 10–⁠1046%
Nov 22atIllinoisW 5–⁠047%
Nov 25atNorthwesternL 0–⁠2948%
Nov 30vsIndianaL 5–⁠1744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 17–⁠5; 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 5th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
100–⁠122
Coach
Alpha Jamison
Elo
1391 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.3 No. 35 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edward C. Robertson

1899 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago4–⁠016–⁠0–⁠2
Wisconsin4–⁠19–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠27–⁠6
Michigan1–⁠18–⁠2
Purdue1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota0–⁠36–⁠3–⁠2
Illinois0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.