1938 Purdue
5–1–2 (3–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Mal Elward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Butler 21–6Oct 1
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 19–6 | 57% |
| Oct 1 | at Butler | W 21–6 | 89% |
| Oct 8 | at Minnesota | L 0–7 | 29% |
| Oct 15 | vs Fordham | T 6–6 | 48% |
| Oct 22 | vs Wisconsin | W 13–7 | 63% |
| Oct 29 | at Iowa | T 0–0 | 66% |
| Nov 5 | at Ohio State | W 12–0 | 34% |
| Nov 19 | vs Indiana | W 13–6 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 25th-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 1938.
- Record
- 5–1–2
- Conference
- 3–1–1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 84–38
- Coach
- Mal Elward
- Elo
- 1610 +72 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.7 No. 24 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 3 | Joe Mihal OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 7 | Tony Ippolito B | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFrom Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | 10 |
 Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 16 |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 4–2–2 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.