1942 Purdue
1–8 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Elmer Burnham. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 7–6Oct 10
By 1 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Fordham | L 7–14 | 54% |
| Oct 3 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–26 | 29% |
| Oct 10 | at Northwestern | W 7–6 | 24% |
| Oct 17 | at 1Ohio State | L 0–26 | 21% |
| Oct 24 | vs 7Wisconsin | L 0–13 | 40% |
| Oct 31 | at Iowa | L 7–13 | 32% |
| Nov 7 | vsGreat Lakes Navy | L 0–42 | 49% |
| Nov 14 | at Michigan State | L 6–19 | 25% |
| Nov 21 | vs 18Indiana | L 0–20 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 132nd-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 1942.
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 1–4 8th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 27–179
- Coach
- Elmer Burnham
- Elo
- 1323 −140 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.4 No. 81 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Buffington
- Most valuable player
- Bill Buffington
1942 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 9–1 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 4–1 | 8–1–1 | 3 |
 Michigan | 3–2 | 7–3 | 9 |
 Illinois | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Minnesota | 3–3 | 5–4 | 19 |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
 Purdue | 1–4 | 1–8 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.