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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: Allen H. Mal Elward
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Allen H. Mal Elward enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Detroit Mercy  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Butler  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Minnesota  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Fordham  6   6   T    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Wisconsin  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Iowa  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Ohio State  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Indiana  13   6   W       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record5-1 -2
  Points Scored84
  Scoring Average10.5
  Points Allowed38
  Defense Average4.8
  Opponents Record17-20
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record2-1 -2
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-29738 4-16612  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois 3-511088 1-32661  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 1-6-12167 1-41540  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Purdue 5-1-28438 3-1-13820  Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin 5-311193 3-26460  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan 6-1-113140 2-1-1387  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern 4-2-29332 2-1-23223  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 4-3-111965 2-2-13844  Francis A. Schmidt
Iowa 1-6-146135 0-3-11666  Irl I. Tubbs

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 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

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.