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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: Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights
 Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Washington  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Notre Dame  20   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Miami Ohio  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Michigan  14   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Iowa  9   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Illinois  23   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Michigan State  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Minnesota  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Indiana  34   12   W       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored146
  Scoring Average16.2
  Points Allowed87
  Defense Average9.7
  Opponents Record44-40
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 6-3-0 AP
11 6-3-0 Coaches
11 6-3-0 UPI
  
1961 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-216178Won  21-36-112662  Murray Warmath
Indiana 2-796162 0-638132  Phil Dickens
Illinois 0-953289 0-736255  Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State 8-0-122183 6-017961  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-219250 5-214440  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 6-314687 4-29453  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 6-3179158 4-3149138  Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan 6-3212163 3-3117135  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa 5-4215162 2-4110100  Jerry Burns
Northwestern 4-5131105 2-46885  Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.