1951 Purdue
5–4 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by Stuart Holcomb. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Penn State 28–0Nov 3
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs 11Texas | L 0–14 | 29% |
| Oct 6 | vs Iowa | W 34–30 | 51% |
| Oct 12 | at Miami | L 0–7 | 28% |
| Oct 20 | vs Wisconsin | L 7–31 | 43% |
| Oct 27 | at 15Notre Dame | L 9–30 | 19% |
| Nov 3 | vs Penn State | W 28–0 | 40% |
| Nov 10 | at Northwestern | W 35–14 | 29% |
| Nov 17 | vs Minnesota | W 19–13 | 64% |
| Nov 24 | at Indiana | W 21–13 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 21–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 54th-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 1951.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 153–152
- Coach
- Stuart Holcomb
- Elo
- 1536 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.2 No. 34 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Clint Knitz and Leo Sugar
- Most valuable player
- Pete Brewster
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 2 | Pete Brewster E | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Leo SugarDEAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Joe SkibinskiOGUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | 4 |
| Purdue | 4–1 | 5–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 8 |
 Michigan | 4–2 | 4–5 | |
 Ohio State | 2–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Northwestern | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
| Minnesota | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
| Iowa | 0–5–1 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.