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1907 Purdue

0–⁠5 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by L.C. Turner.

Purdue, 1907
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1907, game by game: lost vs. Wabash 0–2; lost at Illinois 4–21; lost at Chicago 0–56; lost vs. Wisconsin 6–12; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–17+7−56Lost 0–2 vs. Wabash-2WabashLost 4–21 at Illinois-17IllinoisLost 0–56 at Chicago-56ChicagoLost 6–12 vs. Wisconsin-6WisconsinLost 0–17 vs. Notre Dame-17Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 12vsWabashL 0–⁠271%
Nov 2atIllinoisL 4–⁠2136%
Nov 9atChicagoL 0–⁠5613%
Nov 16vsWisconsinL 6–⁠1238%
Nov 23vsNotre DameL 0–⁠1750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 17–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 116th-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
10–⁠108
Coach
L.C. Turner
Elo
1386 −89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.6 No. 52 of 68 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
J.M. Berkheiser

1907 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago4–⁠04–⁠1
Wisconsin3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois3–⁠23–⁠2
Iowa1–⁠13–⁠2
Minnesota0–⁠1–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠32–⁠3–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠30–⁠5

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