1940 Purdue
2–6 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Mal Elward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Butler 28–0Sep 28
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Butler | W 28–0 | 93% |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 14–17 | 35% |
| Oct 12 | at Michigan State | L 7–20 | 45% |
| Oct 26 | vs Wisconsin | L 13–14 | 71% |
| Nov 2 | at Iowa | W 21–6 | 44% |
| Nov 9 | at 17Fordham | L 7–13 | 27% |
| Nov 16 | at 1Minnesota | L 6–33 | 27% |
| Nov 23 | vs Indiana | L 0–3 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 3–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 73rd-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 1940.
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 1–4 8th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 96–106
- Coach
- Mal Elward
- Elo
- 1490 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.1 No. 31 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- David Rankin
- Most valuable player
- David Rankin
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Dave RankinEAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6–0 | 8–0 | 1 |
 Michigan | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3 |
 Northwestern | 4–2 | 6–2 | 8 |
| Ohio State | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
 Illinois | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.