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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: Noble E. Kizer
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024

1931 Season Highlights

Noble E. Kizer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.

The Boilermakers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.

1931 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Coe	19	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Western Reserve	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Illinois	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Wisconsin	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Carnegie Tech	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Chicago	14	6	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Centenary	49	6	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Iowa	22	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Indiana	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Northwestern	7	0	W	@ Chicago, IL

1931 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	192
Scoring Average	19.2
Points Allowed	39
Defense Average	3.9
Opponents Record	17-22
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1931 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-3	191	72		3-2	81	45	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Illinois	2-6	58	140		0-5	12	121	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	2-5-1	51	98		0-4-1	12	61	Earle C. Billy Hayes
Northwestern	7-1-1	138	40		5-1	100	33	Richard E. Dick Hanley
Purdue	9-1	192	39		4-1	69	21	Noble E. Kizer
Michigan	8-1-1	181	27		4-1	86	20	Harry G. Kipke
Ohio State	6-3	194	74		4-2	86	42	Sam S. Willaman
Wisconsin	5-4-1	105	110		2-3	28	56	Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Iowa	1-6-1	7	131		0-3-1	0	75	Burt Ingwersen

1931 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1931 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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.