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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: Elmer H. Burnham
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024
1943 Season Highlights
 Elmer H. Burnham enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 The Boilermakers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1943 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Great Lakes Navy  23   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Marquette  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Illinois  40   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Camp Grant  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Ohio State  30   7   W    @ Cleveland, OH   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Iowa  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Wisconsin  32   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Minnesota  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Indiana  7   0   W       
 
1943 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored214
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed55
  Defense Average6.1
  Opponents Record17-36
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record6-0
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
59-0-0 AP
  
1943 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-4170184 2-377132  George W. Hauser
Indiana 4-4-2193106 2-3-17365  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 3-7154308 2-4103181  Ray Eliot
Purdue 9-021455 6-015142  Elmer H. Burnham
Michigan 8-130273 6-020732  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern 6-218964 5-117039  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 3-6149187 1-457134  Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin 1-941282 1-627189  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 1-6-183153 0-4-14394  Ed Slip Madigan

1943 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1943 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

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