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1932 Purdue

7–⁠0–⁠1 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Noble Kizer.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1932, game by game: won vs. Kansas State 29–13; won at Minnesota 7–0; won vs. Wisconsin 7–6; tied at Northwestern 7–7; won at New York University 34–9; won at Chicago 37–0; won at Iowa 18–0; won vs. Indiana 25–7+37Won 29–13 vs. Kansas State+16Kansas StateWon 7–0 at Minnesota+7MinnesotaWon 7–6 vs. Wisconsin+1WisconsinTied 7–7 at Northwestern0NorthwesternWon 34–9 at New York University+25New York Univer…Won 37–0 at Chicago+37ChicagoWon 18–0 at Iowa+18IowaWon 25–7 vs. Indiana+18Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsKansas StateW 29–⁠1368%
Oct 8atMinnesotaW 7–⁠057%
Oct 15vsWisconsinW 7–⁠674%
Oct 22atNorthwesternT 7–⁠749%
Oct 29atNew York UniversityW 34–⁠957%
Nov 5atChicagoW 37–⁠079%
Nov 12atIowaW 18–⁠086%
Nov 19vsIndianaW 25–⁠788%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 25–⁠7; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 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 1932.

Western Conference champions5–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Michigan

Consensus All-AmericanPaul Moss, E

Record
7–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
164–⁠42
Coach
Noble Kizer
Elo
1728 +92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.8 No. 5 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John W. Oehler

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dutch FehringOTUP-2
  • John LetsingerOGAP-2; UP-2
  • Paul PardonnerQBAP-2
  • Fred HeckerRBUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1932 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠08–⁠0
Purdue5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠35–⁠3
Illinois2–⁠45–⁠4
Indiana1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠51–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.