1921 Purdue
1–6 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by William Dietz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 3–0Nov 5
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsWabash | L 0–9 | 84% |
| Oct 8 | atChicago | L 0–9 | 23% |
| Oct 15 | vs Notre Dame | L 0–33 | 23% |
| Oct 29 | vs Iowa | L 6–13 | 25% |
| Nov 5 | vs Northwestern | W 3–0 | 53% |
| Nov 12 | at Ohio State | L 0–28 | 12% |
| Nov 19 | at Indiana | L 0–3 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 3–0; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 1–6
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 9–95
- Coach
- William Dietz
- Elo
- 1336 −79 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.1 No. 29 of 102 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Edmund R. Carman
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Ferdinand BirkOGBE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1921 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Michigan | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
 Illinois | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
| Northwestern | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.