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1902 Purdue

7–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Charles Best.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1902, game by game: won vs. Franklin 56–0; won vs. DePauw 39–0; lost at Chicago 0–33; lost at Illinois 5–29; won vs. Case 5–0; won at Northwestern 5–0; won at Greer 73–0; won vs. Indiana 39–0; won vs. Butler 87–0; tied vs. Notre Dame 6–6+87−33Won 56–0 vs. Franklin+56FranklinWon 39–0 vs. DePauw+39DePauwLost 0–33 at Chicago-33ChicagoLost 5–29 at Illinois-24IllinoisWon 5–0 vs. Case+5CaseWon 5–0 at Northwestern+5NorthwesternWon 73–0 at Greer+73GreerWon 39–0 vs. Indiana+39IndianaWon 87–0 vs. Butler+87ButlerTied 6–6 vs. Notre Dame0Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsFranklinW 56–⁠085%
Oct 4vsDePauwW 39–⁠087%
Oct 11atChicagoL 0–⁠3335%
Oct 18atIllinoisL 5–⁠2923%
Oct 25vsCaseW 5–⁠084%
Nov 1atNorthwesternW 5–⁠036%
Nov 8atGreerW 73–⁠076%
Nov 15vsIndianaW 39–⁠062%
Nov 22vsButlerW 87–⁠093%
Nov 27vsNotre DameT 6–⁠652%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Notre Dame 6–⁠6; 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 5th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
315–⁠68
Coach
Charles Best
Elo
1499 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.5 No. 31 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Harry G. Leslie

1902 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠011–⁠0
Chicago5–⁠114–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠210–⁠2–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠36–⁠3
Iowa0–⁠35–⁠4
Northwestern0–⁠46–⁠6
Indiana0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1

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