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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: Noble E. Kizer
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights
 Noble E. Kizer enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Ohio  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Wisconsin  35   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Chicago  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Minnesota  0   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Carnegie Tech  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Fordham  0   15   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Iowa  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Indiana  20   20   T       
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record5-2 -1
  Points Scored157
  Scoring Average19.6
  Points Allowed95
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record23-15
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record2-0 -1
  Away Record3-2
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-120332 4-11356  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 5-2-112363 2-1-14736  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 4-3-15776 1-2-11132  Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern 7-113273 6-08640  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 5-316027 3-15414  Francis A. Schmidt
Purdue 5-2-115795 2-1-16867  Noble E. Kizer
Iowa 3-4-185103 0-4-11396  Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Wisconsin 2-695144 0-33285  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan 1-736127 0-5979  Harry G. Kipke

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.