1946 Purdue
2–6–1 (0–5–1 Western Conference), coached by Cecil Isbell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Miami (OH) 13–7Sep 21
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Miami (OH) | W 13–7 | 85% |
| Sep 28 | at Iowa | L 0–16 | 68% |
| Oct 5 | at Illinois | L 7–43 | 49% |
| Oct 12 | at 3Notre Dame | L 6–49 | 22% |
| Oct 19 | at Ohio State | T 14–14 | 25% |
| Oct 26 | at Pittsburgh | W 10–8 | 49% |
| Nov 2 | vs 18Wisconsin | L 20–24 | 53% |
| Nov 9 | at Minnesota | L 7–13 | 46% |
| Nov 23 | vs Indiana | L 20–34 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 34–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 95th-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 1946.
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 97–208
- Coach
- Cecil Isbell
- Elo
- 1437 −123 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.8 No. 40 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dick Barwegen
- Most valuable player
- Ned Maloney
All-Big Nine
1 first teamFirst team
Dick BarwegenOGAP-1; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 8–2 | 5 |
 Michigan | 5–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 6 |
| Indiana | 4–2 | 6–3 | 20 |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Minnesota | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Ohio State | 2–3–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Purdue | 0–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.