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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  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Stuart K. Stu Holcomb enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 The Boilermakers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Penn State  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Ohio State  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Iowa  41   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Notre Dame  14   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Illinois  40   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Michigan State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Minnesota  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Michigan  10   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Indiana  21   16   W       
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -2
  Points Scored188
  Scoring Average20.9
  Points Allowed151
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record46-33
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record2-1 -2
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 4-3-2 AP
12 4-3-2 Coaches
12 4-3-2 UP
  
1952 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-3-2131171 3-1-29296  Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Illinois 4-5194175 2-5113154  Ray Eliot
Indiana 2-7143224 1-589155  Bernie A. Crimmins
Ohio State 6-3197119 5-214891  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 6-3-1228150Lost  0-74-1-115897  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Michigan 5-4207134 4-213886  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Purdue 4-3-2188151 4-1-114791  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Iowa 2-7121220 2-5107167  Forest Evashevski
Northwestern 2-6-1166252 2-5146201  Robert W. Bob Voigts

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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