AHSFHS.org


Search Site








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: James M. Jimmy Phelan
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 James M. Jimmy Phelan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Wilmington  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Iowa  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Wabash  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Chicago  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Notre Dame  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Ohio State  0   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Northwestern  6   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Indiana  0   3   L       
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record2-5 -1
  Points Scored65
  Scoring Average8.1
  Points Allowed106
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record22-18
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record0-4
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 8-013620 4-0576  Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 5-1-111460 2-1-15431  William H. Bill Spaulding
Indiana 3-448117 2-11058  William A. Bill Ingram
Michigan 8-015012 4-0486  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Iowa 5-312455 3-36052  Howard H. Jones
Ohio State 3-4-112499 1-33252  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 3-3-18932 1-2-15516  John J. Jack Ryan
Purdue 2-5-165106 1-3645  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Northwestern 2-690112 0-53793  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 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.