1931 Purdue
9–1 (5–1 Western Conference), coached by Noble Kizer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Centenary (LA) 49–6Nov 7
By 43 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsWestern Reserve | W 28–0 | 94% |
| Oct 3 | vsCoe | W 19–0 | 94% |
| Oct 10 | vs Illinois | W 7–0 | 72% |
| Oct 17 | at Wisconsin | L 14–21 | 54% |
| Oct 24 | atCarnegie Mellon | W 13–6 | 46% |
| Oct 31 | atChicago | W 14–6 | 82% |
| Nov 7 | vsCentenary (LA) | W 49–6 | 80% |
| Nov 14 | vs Iowa | W 22–0 | 84% |
| Nov 21 | at Indiana | W 19–0 | 75% |
| Nov 28 | at Northwestern | W 7–0 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 7–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Western Conference champions5–1 in the conference, shared with Michigan and Northwestern
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 5–1 shared first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 192–39
- Coach
- Noble Kizer
- Elo
- 1704 +86 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 13.1 No. 22 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Paul MossEAP-1; CPT; UP-1- Ookie MillerCAP-2; UP-1
- Jim PurvisRB
Second team
- Paul PardonnerQBUP-2
- Fred HeckerRBAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1931 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
 Michigan | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| Northwestern | 5–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Ohio State | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
 Minnesota | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–6–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Illinois | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.