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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: Cecil Isbell
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Cecil Isbell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Marquette  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Great Lakes Navy  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Wisconsin  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Iowa  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Ohio State  35   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Northwestern  14   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Pittsburgh  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Miami Ohio  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Michigan  13   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Indiana  0   26   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average19.8
  Points Allowed125
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record42-29
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-3
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 9-0-127956 5-0-115334  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Minnesota 4-5177155 1-568148  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois 2-6-193104 1-4-16479  Ray Eliot
Michigan 7-318799 5-110636  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Ohio State 7-219471 5-213365  Carroll C. Widdoes
Purdue 7-3198125 3-311599  Cecil Isbell
Northwestern 4-4-1127148 3-3-1102108  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Wisconsin 3-4-2128128 2-3-18179  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 2-774310 1-554228  Clem Crowe

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 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.