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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-

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1887 <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights

Noble E. Kizer enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1936 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Ohio	47	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Wisconsin	35	14	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Chicago	35	7	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Minnesota	0	33	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Carnegie Tech	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Fordham	0	15	L	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Iowa	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Indiana	20	20	T

1936 Season Totals
Record	5-2 -1
Points Scored	157
Scoring Average	19.6
Points Allowed	95
Defense Average	11.9
Opponents Record	23-15
Conference Record	2-1
Home Record	2-0 -1
Away Record	3-2

1936 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1936 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-1	203	32		4-1	135	6	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana	5-2-1	123	63		2-1-1	47	36	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	4-3-1	57	76		1-2-1	11	32	Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern	7-1	132	73		6-0	86	40	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	5-3	160	27		3-1	54	14	Francis A. Schmidt
Purdue	5-2-1	157	95		2-1-1	68	67	Noble E. Kizer
Iowa	3-4-1	85	103		0-4-1	13	96	Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Wisconsin	2-6	95	144		0-3	32	85	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	1-7	36	127		0-5	9	79	Harry G. Kipke

1936 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1936 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.