1929 Purdue
8–0 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 32–0Nov 23
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs Kansas State | W 26–14 | 73% |
| Oct 12 | vs Michigan | W 30–16 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | vsDePauw | W 26–7 | 93% |
| Oct 26 | atChicago | W 26–0 | 63% |
| Nov 2 | at Wisconsin | W 13–0 | 58% |
| Nov 9 | vs Ole Miss | W 27–7 | 81% |
| Nov 16 | vs Iowa | W 7–0 | 68% |
| Nov 23 | at Indiana | W 32–0 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 32–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 6th-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 1929.
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–0
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 187–44
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1677 +119 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 21.2 No. 4 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Elmer SleightOTAP-1; NEA-2; UP-1; WE-1
Glen HarmesonQB- Ralph WelchRB
Second team
- George Van BibberOTNEA-2; UP-3
- George StearsOGWE-2
- Alex YunevichFBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
 Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Michigan | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.