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1973 Purdue

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Alex Agase.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 1973, game by game: won at Wisconsin 14–13; lost vs. Miami (OH) 19–24; lost vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 7–20; won vs. Duke 27–7; lost at Illinois 13–15; won vs. Northwestern 21–10; lost vs. Michigan State 7–10; won at Iowa 48–23; lost at Minnesota 7–34; lost vs. No. 4 Michigan 9–34; won at Indiana 28–23+25−27Won 14–13 at Wisconsin+1WisconsinLost 19–24 vs. Miami (OH)-5Miami (OH)Lost 7–20 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame-13No. 7 Notre DameWon 27–7 vs. Duke+20DukeLost 13–15 at Illinois-2IllinoisWon 21–10 vs. Northwestern+11NorthwesternLost 7–10 vs. Michigan State-3Michigan StateWon 48–23 at Iowa+25IowaLost 7–34 at Minnesota-27MinnesotaLost 9–34 vs. No. 4 Michigan-25No. 4 MichiganWon 28–23 at Indiana+5Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atWisconsinW 14–⁠1358%
Sep 22vsMiami (OH)L 19–⁠2450%
Sep 29vs7Notre DameL 7–⁠2041%
Oct 6vsDukeW 27–⁠759%
Oct 13atIllinoisL 13–⁠1548%
Oct 20vsNorthwesternW 21–⁠1072%
Oct 27vsMichigan StateL 7–⁠1065%
Nov 3atIowaW 48–⁠2370%
Nov 10atMinnesotaL 7–⁠3448%
Nov 17vs4MichiganL 9–⁠3422%
Nov 24atIndianaW 28–⁠2356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 28–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠213
Coach
Alex Agase
Elo
1486 −37 this season
SP+ rating
3.1 No. 67 of 123; offense No. 81, defense No. 46
SRS
8.1 No. 39 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bo Bobrowski and Tim Racke
Most valuable player
Bo Bobrowski

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 5Carl Capria DBDetroit Lions
Rd 7Bob Herrick WRCleveland Browns

All-Big Ten

3 second team

Second team

  • Ralph PerrettaOGUPI-2
  • Mark GefertLBAP-2
  • Tim RackeDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1973 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan7–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠16
Ohio State7–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠12
Minnesota6–⁠27–⁠4
Purdue4–⁠45–⁠6
Michigan State4–⁠45–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Northwestern4–⁠44–⁠7
Wisconsin3–⁠54–⁠7
Indiana0–⁠82–⁠9
Iowa0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.