1933 Purdue
6–1–1 (3–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Noble Kizer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Notre Dame 19–0Nov 11
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs Ohio | W 13–6 | 96% |
| Oct 14 | at Minnesota | T 7–7 | 58% |
| Oct 21 | atChicago | W 14–0 | 68% |
| Oct 28 | at Wisconsin | W 14–0 | 64% |
| Nov 4 | vsCarnegie Mellon | W 17–7 | 72% |
| Nov 11 | at Notre Dame | W 19–0 | 58% |
| Nov 18 | vs Iowa | L 6–14 | 85% |
| Nov 25 | at Indiana | W 19–3 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 19–3; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-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 1933.
- Record
- 6–1–1
- Conference
- 3–1–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 109–37
- Coach
- Noble Kizer
- Elo
- 1690 +38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 18.5 No. 4 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dutch Fehring
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Dutch FehringOTAP-1; NK-1- Paul PardonnerQBNK-1
- Duane PurvisFB
Second team
- Ed UngersOTNK-2
- Fritz FebelOGAP-2; NK-2
- James CarterRBAP-2
- HeckerRBNK-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
 Ohio State | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–0–4 | 4–0–4 | |
 Illinois | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Northwestern | 1–4–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–3–2 | 3–3–2 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–2 | 1–5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 2–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.