1911 Purdue

3–⁠4 (1–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by M.H. Horr.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1911, game by game: lost vs. Wabash 0–3; lost at Chicago 3–11; won vs. DePauw 5–0; lost at Illinois 3–12; lost vs. Iowa 0–11; won vs. Rose Hulman 35–6; won at Indiana 12–5+29−11Lost 0–3 vs. Wabash-3WabashLost 3–11 at Chicago-8ChicagoWon 5–0 vs. DePauw+5DePauwLost 3–12 at Illinois-9IllinoisLost 0–11 vs. Iowa-11IowaWon 35–6 vs. Rose Hulman+29Rose HulmanWon 12–5 at Indiana+7Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8vsWabashL 0–⁠376%
Oct 14atChicagoL 3–⁠1123%
Oct 28vsDePauwW 5–⁠080%
Nov 4atIllinoisL 3–⁠1218%
Nov 11vsIowaL 0–⁠1143%
Nov 18vsRose HulmanW 35–⁠678%
Nov 25atIndianaW 12–⁠521%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 12–⁠5; 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠3 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
58–⁠48
Coach
M.H. Horr
Elo
1392 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.3 No. 36 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
R.W. Tavey

1911 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago5–⁠16–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠23–⁠4
Purdue1–⁠33–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1

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