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-
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
Record 9-0
Points Scored 214
Scoring Average 23.8
Points Allowed 55
Defense Average 6.1
Opponents Record 17-36
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 6-0
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 9-0-0
AP
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
During Nebraska Cornhuskers' home games, their stadium becomes the state's third largest city.