1922 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1922 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–5–1 (0–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Phelan (1st season)
Captain	E. E. Murphy

1922 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Michigan +	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Chicago +	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Indiana	0	–	2	–	1			1	–	4	–	2
Purdue	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1922 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1922 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 1–5–1 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference with a 0–3–1 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 126 to 36. E. E. Murphy was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	Millikin*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 10–0
October 14	Notre Dame *	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 0–20	9,000
October 21	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 0–12
October 28	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 0–56
November 4	Wabash*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 6–7
November 11	at Northwestern	Northwestern Field Evanston, IL	L 13–24
November 25	Indiana	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	T 7–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming