1925 Purdue
3–4–1 (0–3–1 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rose Hulman 44–0Oct 17
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsWabash | L 7–13 | 85% |
| Oct 10 | vsDePauw | W 39–0 | 84% |
| Oct 17 | vsRose Hulman | W 44–0 | 87% |
| Oct 24 | at Wisconsin | L 0–7 | 35% |
| Oct 31 | atChicago | L 0–6 | 25% |
| Nov 7 | vsFranklin | W 20–0 | 85% |
| Nov 14 | vs Northwestern | L 9–13 | 56% |
| Nov 21 | at Indiana | T 0–0 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Indiana 0–0; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–1
- Conference
- 0–3–1 tied for 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 119–39
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1418 −51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 41 of 104 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harold L. Harmeson
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Chester “Cotton” WilcoxRB
Second team
- J.T. BolanOTUP-2
- Mel TaubeQBBE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1925 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Northwestern | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Iowa | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
 Illinois | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Ohio State | 1–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.