1923 Purdue
2–5–1 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wilmington 39–0Oct 6
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsWilmington | W 39–0 | 81% |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa | L 0–7 | 16% |
| Oct 20 | vsWabash | T 7–7 | 80% |
| Oct 27 | atChicago | L 6–20 | 16% |
| Nov 3 | at Notre Dame | L 7–34 | 10% |
| Nov 10 | vs Ohio State | L 0–32 | 44% |
| Nov 17 | vs Northwestern | W 6–3 | 51% |
| Nov 24 | at Indiana | L 0–3 | 46% |
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 tied 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 2–5–1
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 65–106
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1351 −41 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.1 No. 67 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ralph Claypool
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Ralph ClaypoolCWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1923 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Michigan | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–3 | |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.