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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Elmer H. Burnham
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024

1942 Season Highlights

Elmer H. Burnham enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Fordham	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Vanderbilt	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Northwestern	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Ohio State	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Wisconsin	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Iowa	7	13	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Great Lakes Navy	0	42	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Michigan State	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Indiana	0	20	L

1942 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	27
Scoring Average	3.0
Points Allowed	179
Defense Average	19.9
Opponents Record	41-25
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	1-4

1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1942 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-4	227	126		3-2	80	99	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	5-4	152	91		3-3	81	75	George W. Hauser
Indiana	7-3	256	79		2-2	61	46	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Ohio State	9-1	337	114		5-1	150	71	Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin	8-1-1	149	68		4-1	70	38	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	7-3	221	134		3-2	111	81	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Iowa	6-4	147	135		3-3	61	87	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Purdue	1-8	27	179		1-4	14	78	Elmer H. Burnham
Northwestern	1-9	96	209		0-6	61	114	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

1942 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1942 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.