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1906 Purdue

0–⁠5 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by M.E. Witham.

Purdue, 1906
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1906, game by game: lost at Chicago 0–39; lost vs. Wabash 0–11; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–2; lost at Wisconsin 5–29; lost vs. Illinois 0–5+7−39Lost 0–39 at Chicago-39ChicagoLost 0–11 vs. Wabash-11WabashLost 0–2 vs. Notre Dame-2Notre DameLost 5–29 at Wisconsin-24WisconsinLost 0–5 vs. Illinois-5Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 20atChicagoL 0–⁠3929%
Oct 27vsWabashL 0–⁠1176%
Nov 3vsNotre DameL 0–⁠266%
Nov 17atWisconsinL 5–⁠2927%
Nov 25vsIllinoisL 0–⁠562%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois 5–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
0–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
5–⁠86
Coach
M.E. Witham
Elo
1461 −116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.1 No. 51 of 64 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W.A. Wellinghoff

1906 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin3–⁠05–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠04–⁠1
Michigan1–⁠04–⁠1
Chicago3–⁠14–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠31–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠24–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠30–⁠5

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