McComas Power Index

1997 NCAA Football | Purdue Schedule & Results

Record: 9-3 (Big Ten, 6-2)

Points For: 396 (33.00 per game) | Points Against: 267 (22.00 per game)

MPI: 0.7125 (16 out of 112) | SOS: 0.4949 (60)

Date Result Opponent Opp MPI (RK) PF PA Game Notes
Sep 06 L Toledo (9-3-0) 0.6965 (23) 22 36  
Sep 13 W @ Notre Dame (7-6-0) 0.5459 (48) 28 17  
Sep 20 W @ Ball State (5-6-0) 0.4438 (67) 28 14  
Sep 27 W @ Northwestern * (5-7-0) 0.4482 (66) 21 9  
Oct 11 W Minnesota * (3-9-0) 0.3068 (92) 59 43  
Oct 18 W @ Wisconsin * (8-5-0) 0.6189 (32) 45 20  
Oct 25 W Illinois * (0-11-0) 0.1042 (111) 48 3  
Nov 01 L Iowa * (7-5-0) 0.5442 (49) 17 35  
Nov 08 W @ Michigan State * (7-5-0) 0.5644 (44) 22 21  
Nov 15 L @ Penn State * (9-3-0) 0.7244 (15) 17 42  
Nov 22 W Indiana * (2-9-0) 0.2706 (97) 56 7  
Dec 30 W Oklahoma State (8-4-0) 0.6024 (36) 33 20 @ San Antonio, TX
 

* Denotes a conference game.