1935 Purdue
4–4 (3–3 Western Conference), coached by Noble Kizer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fordham 20–0Oct 12
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at Northwestern | W 7–0 | 57% |
| Oct 12 | at Fordham | W 20–0 | 47% |
| Oct 19 | atChicago | W 19–0 | 62% |
| Oct 26 | vsCarnegie Mellon | L 0–7 | 82% |
| Nov 2 | at Minnesota | L 7–29 | 31% |
| Nov 9 | at Wisconsin | L 0–8 | 73% |
| Nov 16 | vs Iowa | W 12–6 | 61% |
| Nov 23 | at Indiana | L 0–7 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 7–0; tied for 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 52nd-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 1935.
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 65–57
- Coach
- Noble Kizer
- Elo
- 1543 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.2 No. 30 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ed Skoronski
Drafted in 1936
The 1936 draft| Rd 3 | Frank Loebs E | New York Giants |
| Rd 5 | Dick Sandefur FB | Pittsburgh Pirates |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Frank LoebsEMJ-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1935 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
 Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Michigan | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa | 1–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
 Illinois | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.