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1905 Purdue

6–⁠1–⁠1 (1–⁠1–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by A.E. Hernstein.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1905, game by game: won vs. Wendell Phillips High 33–0; won vs. Beloit 36–0; won at Wabash 12–0; won at Illinois 29–0; tied vs. Indiana 11–11; won vs. Missouri 24–0; lost at Chicago 0–19; won vs. Notre Dame 32–0+36−19Won 33–0 vs. Wendell Phillips High+33Wendell Phillip…Won 36–0 vs. Beloit+36BeloitWon 12–0 at Wabash+12WabashWon 29–0 at Illinois+29IllinoisTied 11–11 vs. Indiana0IndianaWon 24–0 vs. Missouri+24MissouriLost 0–19 at Chicago-19ChicagoWon 32–0 vs. Notre Dame+32Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsWendell Phillips HighW 33–⁠090%
Sep 30vsBeloitW 36–⁠076%
Oct 14atWabashW 12–⁠073%
Oct 21atIllinoisW 29–⁠039%
Oct 28vsIndianaT 11–⁠1171%
Nov 4vsMissouriW 24–⁠081%
Nov 11atChicagoL 0–⁠1928%
Nov 24vsNotre DameW 32–⁠076%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 32–⁠0; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
177–⁠30
Coach
A.E. Hernstein
Elo
1616 +84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
33.8 No. 6 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Homer L. Thomas

1905 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠011–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠112–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠110–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠28–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern0–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois0–⁠35–⁠4

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