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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-

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1887 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

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 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	5-4	170	184		2-3	77	132	George W. Hauser
Indiana	4-4-2	193	106		2-3-1	73	65	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	3-7	154	308		2-4	103	181	Ray Eliot
Purdue	9-0	214	55		6-0	151	42	Elmer H. Burnham
Michigan	8-1	302	73		6-0	207	32	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	6-2	189	64		5-1	170	39	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	3-6	149	187		1-4	57	134	Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin	1-9	41	282		1-6	27	189	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-6-1	83	153		0-4-1	43	94	Ed Slip Madigan

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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.