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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  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Allen H. Mal Elward enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Butler  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Ohio State  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Michigan State  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Wisconsin  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Fordham  7   13   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Minnesota  6   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Indiana  0   3   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record2-6
  Points Scored96
  Scoring Average12.0
  Points Allowed106
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record26-21
  Conference Record1-4
  Home Record1-2
  Away Record1-4
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-015471 6-012250  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 3-569100 2-33674  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 1-771144 0-533105  Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern 6-217064 4-211064  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan 7-119634 3-19420  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Ohio State 4-499113 3-36285  Francis A. Schmidt
Wisconsin 4-4125134 3-386108  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 4-412598 2-36684  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Purdue 2-696106 1-45473  Allen H. Mal Elward

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 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.