1916 Purdue
2–4–1 (0–4–1 Western Conference), coached by Cleo O’Donnell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wabash 28–7Oct 14
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vsDePauw | W 13–0 | 90% |
| Oct 14 | vsWabash | W 28–7 | 87% |
| Oct 21 | at Iowa | L 6–24 | 46% |
| Oct 28 | vs Illinois | L 7–14 | 44% |
| Nov 4 | atChicago | L 7–16 | 43% |
| Nov 18 | at Northwestern | L 6–38 | 37% |
| Nov 25 | vs Indiana | T 0–0 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Indiana 0–0; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 2–4–1
- Conference
- 0–4–1 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 67–99
- Coach
- Cleo O’Donnell
- Elo
- 1430 −81 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.1 No. 64 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Paul H. Hake
All-Western Conference
1 first teamFirst team
M.J. ProudOGAX-1
From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1916 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
| Northwestern | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 2–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 0–4–1 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.