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1920 Purdue

2–⁠5 (0–⁠4 Western Conference), coached by Butch Scanlon.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1920, game by game: won vs. DePauw 10–0; lost at Chicago 0–20; lost at Ohio State 0–17; won vs. Wabash 19–14; lost at Notre Dame 0–28; lost at Northwestern 0–14; lost vs. Indiana 7–10+10−28Won 10–0 vs. DePauw+10DePauwLost 0–20 at Chicago-20ChicagoLost 0–17 at Ohio State-17Ohio StateWon 19–14 vs. Wabash+5WabashLost 0–28 at Notre Dame-28Notre DameLost 0–14 at Northwestern-14NorthwesternLost 7–10 vs. Indiana-3Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsDePauwW 10–⁠085%
Oct 9atChicagoL 0–⁠2032%
Oct 16atOhio StateL 0–⁠1723%
Oct 30vsWabashW 19–⁠1483%
Nov 6atNotre DameL 0–⁠2815%
Nov 13atNorthwesternL 0–⁠1438%
Nov 20vsIndianaL 7–⁠1037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 10–⁠7; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
36–⁠103
Coach
Butch Scanlon
Elo
1373 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.6 No. 52 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ferdinand J. Birk

1920 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State5–⁠07–⁠1
Wisconsin4–⁠16–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠15–⁠2
Illinois4–⁠25–⁠2
Iowa3–⁠25–⁠2
Michigan2–⁠25–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠33–⁠4
Chicago2–⁠43–⁠4
Purdue0–⁠42–⁠5
Minnesota0–⁠61–⁠6

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