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Purdue

B10 · 1901 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–4–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
8th
0–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Purdue head-to-head · History & Eras

1901 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1FRANKLINUnranked—W 24–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8WABASHUnranked—W 45–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB108–6–2T 5–5
9Week 9 · Oct 22DEPAUWUnranked—W 19–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–3L 6–11
11Week 11 · Nov 5CASEUnranked—W 22–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1L 6–12
13Week 13 · Nov 19Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB108–2L 6–28
15Week 15 · Dec 3Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB108–2–1L 5–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.032
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-8+0
  • Chicago 0
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Illinois -2
  • Northwestern -2
  • Indiana -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24W12#24W13#25W14#27W15#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+24
+45
0
+19
-5
+22
-6
-22
-5

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#161896#181897#231898#311899#291900

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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