1975 Purdue
4–7 (4–4 Big Ten), coached by Alex Agase. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan State 20–10Nov 1
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Northwestern | L 25–31 | 54% |
| Sep 20 | vs 9Notre Dame | L 0–17 | 29% |
| Sep 27 | at 3USC | L 6–19 | 14% |
| Oct 4 | vs Miami (OH) | L 3–14 | 26% |
| Oct 11 | vs Wisconsin | L 14–17 | 51% |
| Oct 18 | at Illinois | W 26–24 | 27% |
| Oct 25 | vs 1Ohio State | L 6–35 | 17% |
| Nov 1 | vs Michigan State | W 20–10 | 33% |
| Nov 8 | at 6Michigan | L 0–28 | 12% |
| Nov 15 | vs Iowa | W 19–18 | 65% |
| Nov 22 | at Indiana | W 9–7 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 9–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 89th-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 1975.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 128–220
- Coach
- Alex Agase
- Elo
- 1458 −22 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.9 No. 84 of 132; offense No. 112, defense No. 54
- SRS
- −1.5 No. 74 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ken Long, Ken Novak and Mike Pruitt
- Most valuable player
- Mike Pruitt
Drafted in 1976
The 1976 draft| Rd 1 | Mike Pruitt RB | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 1 | Ken Novak DT | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 2 | Ken Long OG | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Blane SmithLBAP-1
Second team
Mike PruittRBUPI-2- Ken LongOTUPI-2
- Ken NovakDTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1975 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 8–0 | 11–1 | 4 |
| Michigan | 7–1 | 8–2–2 | 8 |
| Michigan State | 4–4 | 7–4 | |
| Illinois | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Purdue | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Iowa | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Indiana | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.