1927 Purdue
6–2 (2–2 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Franklin 46–0Nov 12
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsDePauw | W 15–0 | 89% |
| Oct 8 | at Harvard | W 19–0 | 48% |
| Oct 15 | atChicago | L 6–7 | 52% |
| Oct 22 | at Wisconsin | L 6–12 | 37% |
| Oct 29 | vs Montana State | W 39–7 | 61% |
| Nov 5 | vs Northwestern | W 18–6 | 53% |
| Nov 12 | vsFranklin | W 46–0 | 92% |
| Nov 19 | at Indiana | W 21–6 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 21–6; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1927.
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 170–38
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1583 +96 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.0 No. 20 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Chester “Cotton” Wilcox
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Chester “Cotton” WilcoxRBAP-2; UP-2- Ralph WelchRBCDN-2; HJ-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1927 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 5–0 | 7–0–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–0–1 | 6–0–2 | |
 Michigan | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
 Ohio State | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Iowa | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.