1930 Purdue
6–2 (4–2 Western Conference), coached by Noble Kizer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Butler 33–0Nov 15
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs Baylor | W 20–7 | 71% |
| Oct 11 | at Michigan | L 13–14 | 60% |
| Oct 18 | at Iowa | W 20–0 | 63% |
| Oct 25 | vs Wisconsin | W 7–6 | 67% |
| Nov 1 | at Illinois | W 25–0 | 56% |
| Nov 8 | atChicago | W 26–7 | 76% |
| Nov 15 | vs Butler | W 33–0 | 98% |
| Nov 22 | vs Indiana | L 6–7 | 90% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 7–6; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 150–41
- Coach
- Noble Kizer
- Elo
- 1677 +59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.9 No. 7 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
George Van BibberOTAP-1; UP-1; NEA-1; Coaches-1; KR-1- Jack WhiteQBAP-2; UP-2; NEA-1; Coaches-1
- Eddie RiskRBAP-1; UP-2; Coaches-1; KR-1
Second team
- Paul MossEAP-2; UP-2; NEA-2; Coaches-2
- George StearsOGAP-2; UP-2; NEA-2; Coaches-2
- Ookie MillerCAP-2; UP-2; NEA-2; Coaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1930 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–0 | 8–0–1 | |
 Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 2–5–1 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 0–1 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.