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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Noble E. Kizer
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024
1931 Season Highlights
 Noble E. Kizer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 The Boilermakers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1931 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Coe  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Western Reserve  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Illinois  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Wisconsin  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Carnegie Tech  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Chicago  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Centenary  49   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Iowa  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Indiana  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Northwestern  7   0   W    @ Chicago, IL   
 
1931 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored192
  Scoring Average19.2
  Points Allowed39
  Defense Average3.9
  Opponents Record17-22
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-1
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1931 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-319172 3-28145  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Illinois 2-658140 0-512121  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 2-5-15198 0-4-11261  Earle C. Billy Hayes
Northwestern 7-1-113840 5-110033  Richard E. Dick Hanley
Purdue 9-119239 4-16921  Noble E. Kizer
Michigan 8-1-118127 4-18620  Harry G. Kipke
Ohio State 6-319474 4-28642  Sam S. Willaman
Wisconsin 5-4-1105110 2-32856  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Iowa 1-6-17131 0-3-1075  Burt Ingwersen

1931 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1931 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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