1926 Purdue
5–2–1 (2–1–1 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Franklin 44–0Nov 13
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Navy | L 13–17 | 35% |
| Oct 9 | vsWabash | W 21–14 | 82% |
| Oct 16 | vs Wisconsin | T 0–0 | 38% |
| Oct 23 | atChicago | W 6–0 | 32% |
| Oct 30 | vs Indiana State | W 38–0 | 92% |
| Nov 6 | at Northwestern | L 0–22 | 35% |
| Nov 13 | vsFranklin | W 44–0 | 87% |
| Nov 20 | vs Indiana | W 24–14 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 24–14; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 2–1–1 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 146–67
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1481 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.8 No. 28 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tom E. Hogan
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Chester “Cotton” WilcoxRBAP-2; UP-2; BE-1
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Michigan | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Ohio State | 3–1 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
 Minnesota | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
 Iowa | 0–5 | 3–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–4 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.