1924 Purdue
5–2 (2–2 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rose Hulman 41–3Oct 11
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsWabash | W 21–7 | 76% |
| Oct 4 | at Ohio State | L 0–7 | 32% |
| Oct 11 | vsRose Hulman | W 41–3 | 84% |
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | W 7–3 | 39% |
| Nov 1 | atChicago | L 6–19 | 21% |
| Nov 8 | vsDePauw | W 36–0 | 83% |
| Nov 22 | vs Indiana | W 26–7 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 26–7; 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 2–2 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 137–46
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1454 +53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.5 No. 29 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ralph Claypool
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ralph ClaypoolCIN-1; DI-1; HC-2; LD-1; WE-1
Second team
- Rudolph BahrRBHC-2; IN-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1924 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 3–0–3 | 4–1–3 | |
 Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Iowa | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Michigan | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Minnesota | 1–2–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Ohio State | 1–3–2 | 2–3–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–2–2 | 2–3–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.