1939 Purdue
3–3–2 (2–1–2 Western Conference), coached by Mal Elward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan State 20–7Oct 21
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Notre Dame | L 0–3 | 34% |
| Oct 14 | at Minnesota | T 13–13 | 35% |
| Oct 21 | vs Michigan State | W 20–7 | 63% |
| Oct 28 | atSanta Clara | L 6–13 | 37% |
| Nov 4 | vs Iowa | L 0–4 | 74% |
| Nov 11 | at Northwestern | W 3–0 | 40% |
| Nov 18 | at Wisconsin | T 7–7 | 64% |
| Nov 25 | at Indiana | W 7–6 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 42nd-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 1939.
- Record
- 3–3–2
- Conference
- 2–1–2 tied for 3rd in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 56–53
- Coach
- Mal Elward
- Elo
- 1566 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.1 No. 41 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Frank Bykowski
Drafted in 1940
The 1940 draft| Rd 3 | Lou Brock B | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 6 | Frank Bykowski OG | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Dave RankinEAP-2; UP-1- Frank BykowskiOGUP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 15 |
| Iowa | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 9 |
 Michigan | 3–2 | 6–2 | 20 |
| Purdue | 2–1–2 | 3–3–2 | |
| Northwestern | 3–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Illinois | 3–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 2–4–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–3 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.