1900 Purdue

4–⁠4 (0–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by Alpha Jamison.

Purdue, 1900
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1900, game by game: won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 39–0; lost at Chicago 5–17; won vs. DePauw 28–5; lost at Michigan 6–11; won vs. Rose Hulman 46–5; lost at Illinois 5–17; won vs. Earlham 38–0; lost vs. Indiana 5–24+41−19Won 39–0 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+39Illinois Wesley…Lost 5–17 at Chicago-12ChicagoWon 28–5 vs. DePauw+23DePauwLost 6–11 at Michigan-5MichiganWon 46–5 vs. Rose Hulman+41Rose HulmanLost 5–17 at Illinois-12IllinoisWon 38–0 vs. Earlham+38EarlhamLost 5–24 vs. Indiana-19Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 24–⁠5; 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠4 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
172–⁠79
Coach
Alpha Jamison
Elo
1403 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.4 No. 38 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edward C. Robertson

1900 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠18–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠3–⁠19–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠44–⁠4

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