1970 Purdue
4–6 (2–5 Big Ten), coached by Bob DeMoss. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 3 Stanford 26–14Oct 3
Stanford was ranked No. 3, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs TCU | W 15–0 | 73% |
| Sep 26 | at 6Notre Dame | L 0–48 | 38% |
| Oct 3 | at 3Stanford | W 26–14 | 32% |
| Oct 10 | vs 7Michigan | L 0–29 | 56% |
| Oct 17 | at Iowa | W 24–3 | 63% |
| Oct 24 | at Northwestern | L 14–38 | 68% |
| Oct 31 | vs Illinois | L 21–23 | 86% |
| Nov 7 | at Michigan State | L 14–24 | 50% |
| Nov 14 | vs 3Ohio State | L 7–10 | 29% |
| Nov 21 | vs Indiana | W 40–0 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 40–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 59th-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 1970.
Led the nationStan Brown: kickoff return average (33.6)
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–5 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–189
- Coach
- Bob DeMoss
- Elo
- 1526 −83 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.7 No. 48 of 117; offense No. 72, defense No. 22
- SRS
- 11.4 No. 31 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Donnie Green and Veno Paraskevas
- Most valuable player
- Stan Brown
Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 5 | Don Green OT | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 5 | Stanley Brown WR | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
4 second teamSecond team
Stan BrownFlankersAP-2- Donnie GreenOTUPI-2
- Jim TealLBAP-2
- Randy CooperDBAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1970 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | 5 |
| Michigan | 6–1 | 9–1 | 9 |
| Northwestern | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa | 3–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Michigan State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 Minnesota | 2–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Illinois | 1–6 | 3–7 | |
| Indiana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.