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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: Allen H. Mal Elward
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights
 Allen H. Mal Elward enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Butler  33   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Ohio State  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Carnegie Tech  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Northwestern  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Iowa  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Fordham  3   21   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Wisconsin  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Indiana  13   7   W       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -1
  Points Scored83
  Scoring Average10.4
  Points Allowed69
  Defense Average8.6
  Opponents Record20-19
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record1-3 -1
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-218450 5-010022  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 5-37232 3-23325  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 3-3-25945 1-31839  Robert C. Zuppke
Ohio State 6-212523 4-16010  Francis A. Schmidt
Northwestern 4-46840 3-33533  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan 4-454110 2-32079  Harry G. Kipke
Purdue 4-3-18369 2-2-14041  Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin 4-3-110361 1-2-13240  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 1-736120 0-52271  Irl I. Tubbs

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.