1922 Purdue

1–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1922, game by game: won vs. James Millikin 10–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–20; lost at Chicago 0–12; lost at Iowa 0–56; lost vs. Wabash 6–7; lost at Northwestern 13–24; tied vs. Indiana 7–7+10−56Won 10–0 vs. James Millikin+10James MillikinLost 0–20 vs. Notre Dame-20Notre DameLost 0–12 at Chicago-12ChicagoLost 0–56 at Iowa-56IowaLost 6–7 vs. Wabash-1WabashLost 13–24 at Northwestern-11NorthwesternTied 7–7 vs. Indiana0Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsJames MillikinW 10–⁠082%
Oct 14vsNotre DameL 0–⁠2025%
Oct 21atChicagoL 0–⁠1217%
Oct 28atIowaL 0–⁠5614%
Nov 4vsWabashL 6–⁠776%
Nov 11atNorthwesternL 13–⁠2437%
Nov 25vsIndianaT 7–⁠748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Indiana 7–⁠7; 10th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3–⁠1 10th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
36–⁠126
Coach
James Phelan
Elo
1338 −52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.8 No. 64 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edgar E. Murphy

1922 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa5–⁠07–⁠0
Michigan4–⁠06–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠42–⁠5
Northwestern1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Ohio State1–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1

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