AHSFHS.org


Search Site








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: Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Stuart K. Stu Holcomb enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Texas  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Iowa  34   30   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Miami  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Wisconsin  7   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Notre Dame  9   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Penn State  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Northwestern  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Minnesota  19   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Indiana  21   13   W       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored153
  Scoring Average17.0
  Points Allowed152
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record45-35
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 5-4-0 Coaches
14 5-4-0 UP
  
1951 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 9-0-122083Won  40-75-0-18523  Ray Eliot
Indiana 2-7118191 1-573107  Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota 2-6-1162258 1-4-189158  Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin 7-1-119653 5-1-115840  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue 5-4153152 4-1116101  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan 4-5135122 4-211554  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 5-4112124 2-44189  Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State 4-3-2109104 2-2-26666  Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa 2-5-2161233 0-5-191196  Leonard Raffensperger

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.