McComas Power Index

1978 NCAA Football | Purdue Schedule & Results

Record: 9-2-1 (Big Ten, 6-1-1)

Points For: 261 (21.00 per game) | Points Against: 130 (10.00 per game)

MPI: 0.7125 (15 out of 138) | SOS: 0.4698 (95)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 16 W @ Michigan State * (8-3-0) 0.6533 (34) 21 14  
Sep 23 W @ Ohio (3-8-0) 0.2851 (119) 24 0  
Sep 30 L Notre Dame (9-3-0) 0.7577 (8) 6 10  
Oct 07 W @ Wake Forest (1-10-0) 0.1714 (135) 14 7  
Oct 14 W @ Ohio State * (7-4-1) 0.5821 (49) 27 16  
Oct 21 W Illinois * (1-8-2) 0.2659 (124) 13 0  
Oct 28 W Iowa * (2-9-0) 0.2412 (129) 34 7  
Nov 04 W @ Northwestern * (0-10-1) 0.1545 (137) 31 0  
Nov 11 T Wisconsin * (5-4-2) 0.4850 (72) 24 24  
Nov 18 L Michigan * (10-2-0) 0.7546 (9) 6 24  
Nov 25 W @ Indiana * (4-7-0) 0.3894 (97) 20 7  
Dec 25 W Georgia Tech (7-5-0) 0.5826 (48) 41 21 @ Atlanta, GA
 

* Denotes a conference game.