1937 Purdue
4–3–1 (2–2–1 Western Conference), coached by Mal Elward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 20 Indiana 13–7Nov 20
Indiana was ranked No. 20, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Butler | W 33–7 | 93% |
| Oct 2 | at Ohio State | L 0–13 | 31% |
| Oct 9 | vsCarnegie Mellon | W 7–0 | 68% |
| Oct 16 | at Northwestern | L 7–14 | 36% |
| Oct 30 | vs Iowa | W 13–0 | 67% |
| Nov 6 | at 5Fordham | L 3–21 | 31% |
| Nov 13 | at Wisconsin | T 7–7 | 50% |
| Nov 20 | at 20Indiana | W 13–7 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 44th-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 1937.
- Record
- 4–3–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 83–69
- Coach
- Mal Elward
- Elo
- 1557 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.5 No. 44 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Martin A. Schreyer
- Most valuable player
- Cecil Isbell
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 1 | Cecil Isbell B | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 3 | Marty Schreyer OT | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jim ZacharyEUP-1- Marty SchreyerOTAP-1
- Cecil IsbellRB
Second team
- Clem WoltmanOTUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 6–2 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 13 |
| Indiana | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Michigan | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.