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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-

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1887 <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights

Allen H. Mal Elward enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1938 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Detroit Mercy	19	6	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Butler	21	6	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Minnesota	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Fordham	6	6	T	@ New York, NY
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Wisconsin	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Iowa	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Ohio State	12	0	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Indiana	13	6	W

1938 Season Totals
Record	5-1 -2
Points Scored	84
Scoring Average	10.5
Points Allowed	38
Defense Average	4.8
Opponents Record	17-20
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	2-1 -2

1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1938 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	97	38		4-1	66	12	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	3-5	110	88		1-3	26	61	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	1-6-1	21	67		1-4	15	40	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Purdue	5-1-2	84	38		3-1-1	38	20	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	5-3	111	93		3-2	64	60	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	6-1-1	131	40		2-1-1	38	7	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	4-2-2	93	32		2-1-2	32	23	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	4-3-1	119	65		2-2-1	38	44	Francis A. Schmidt
Iowa	1-6-1	46	135		0-3-1	16	66	Irl I. Tubbs

1938 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1938 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.