1928 Purdue
5–2–1 (2–2–1 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chicago 40–0Oct 27
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsDePauw | W 31–0 | 92% |
| Oct 13 | at Minnesota | L 0–15 | 35% |
| Oct 20 | vs Wisconsin | T 19–19 | 58% |
| Oct 27 | atChicago | W 40–0 | 56% |
| Nov 3 | vsCase | W 19–0 | 93% |
| Nov 10 | at Northwestern | L 6–7 | 52% |
| Nov 17 | vsWabash | W 14–0 | 91% |
| Nov 24 | vs Indiana | W 14–0 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 14–0; 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-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 1928.
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 143–41
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1588 +33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.4 No. 14 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harvey S. Olson
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ralph WelchRBAP-2; WE-1
Second team
- Jack HuttonEAP-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
 Iowa | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
 Ohio State | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
 Michigan | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.