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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: Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024

1954 Season Highlights
 Stuart K. Stu Holcomb enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Missouri  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Notre Dame  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Duke  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Wisconsin  6   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Michigan State  27   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Illinois  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Iowa  14   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Ohio State  6   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Indiana  13   7   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored165
  Scoring Average18.3
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average14.9
  Opponents Record50-34
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record2-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1954 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-2195127 4-286107  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6110143 2-462111  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 1-8103180 0-655148  Ray Eliot
Ohio State 10-024975Won  20-77-018255  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 7-220098 5-213577  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Michigan 6-313987 5-211861  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Iowa 5-4192141 4-3126101  Forest Evashevski
Purdue 5-3-1165134 3-394107  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan State 3-6177149 1-564113  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 2-7101142 1-560102  Robert W. Bob Voigts

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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