1908 Purdue
4–3 (1–3 Western Conference), coached by Frederick Speik. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Earlham 40–0Oct 10
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | atChicago | L 0–39 | 19% |
| Oct 10 | vsEarlham | W 40–0 | 86% |
| Oct 17 | vs Monmouth | W 30–0 | 81% |
| Oct 31 | vsDePauw | W 28–4 | 86% |
| Nov 7 | at Northwestern | W 16–10 | 28% |
| Nov 14 | vs Illinois | L 6–15 | 47% |
| Nov 21 | vs Indiana | L 4–10 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 10–4; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 4–3
- Conference
- 1–3 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 124–78
- Coach
- Frederick Speik
- Elo
- 1425 +1 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.3 No. 40 of 67 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Asher E. Holloway
1908 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 5–0 | 5–0–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
 Purdue | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 3–4 | |
 Minnesota | 0–2 | 3–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
 Iowa | 0–1 | 2–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.