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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  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Washington  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Notre Dame  24   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Miami Ohio  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Michigan  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Iowa  26   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Illinois  10   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Michigan State  17   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Minnesota  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Indiana  7   12   L       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored141
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed68
  Defense Average7.6
  Opponents Record42-39
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record3-1 -1
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1962 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-2-113161 5-211061  Murray Warmath
Illinois 2-775234 2-552178  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 3-6126140 1-564113  Phil Dickens
Wisconsin 8-2322130Lost  37-426-119967  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 7-2237158 4-2136125  Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio State 6-320598 4-213175  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-418996 3-310767  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 4-5127166 3-387116  Jerry Burns
Purdue 4-4-114168 3-310345  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 2-770214 1-640182  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.