1934 Purdue
5–3 (3–1 Western Conference), coached by Noble Kizer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Carnegie Mellon 20–0Oct 27
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs Rice | L 0–14 | 79% |
| Oct 13 | at Notre Dame | L 7–18 | 48% |
| Oct 20 | vs Wisconsin | W 14–0 | 64% |
| Oct 27 | atCarnegie Mellon | W 20–0 | 53% |
| Nov 3 | atChicago | W 26–20 | 51% |
| Nov 10 | at Iowa | W 13–6 | 63% |
| Nov 17 | at Fordham | W 7–0 | 55% |
| Nov 24 | vs Indiana | L 6–17 | 85% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 17–6; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The tied 27th-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 1934.
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–1 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 93–75
- Coach
- Noble Kizer
- Elo
- 1606 −21 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.1 No. 30 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Carl D. Heldt
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
 Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
 Michigan | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.