1945 Purdue
7–3 (3–3 Western Conference), coached by Cecil Isbell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 4 Ohio State 35–13Oct 20
Ohio State was ranked No. 4, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsMarquette | W 14–13 | 74% |
| Sep 29 | atGreat Lakes Navy | W 20–6 | 50% |
| Oct 6 | at Wisconsin | W 13–7 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | vs Iowa | W 40–0 | 82% |
| Oct 20 | at 4Ohio State | W 35–13 | 33% |
| Oct 27 | at Northwestern | L 14–26 | 71% |
| Nov 3 | vs Pittsburgh | W 28–0 | 80% |
| Nov 10 | vs Miami (OH) | W 21–7 | 93% |
| Nov 17 | at 14Michigan | L 13–27 | 38% |
| Nov 24 | at 4Indiana | L 0–26 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 26–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Wk 2: 9
- Wk 3: 4
- Wk 4: 13
- Wk 5: 12
- Wk 6: 11
- Wk 7: 18
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 1945.
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 4
- Points
- 198–125
- Coach
- Cecil Isbell
- Elo
- 1591 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.5 No. 13 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ed Cody
- Most valuable player
- Ned Maloney
Drafted in 1946
The 1946 draft| Rd 5 | Ed Cody B | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Tom HughesOT- Ed CodyRB
Bob DeMossRB
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | 4 |
| Michigan | 5–1 | 7–3 | 6 |
| Ohio State | 5–2 | 7–2 | 12 |
| Purdue | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Northwestern | 3–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–3–1 | 3–4–2 | |
 Illinois | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–5 | 4–5 | |
| Iowa | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.