1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1941 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1941 record 2–5–1 (1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Allen Elward (5th season)
MVP Bill Combs
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1941 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 0 0  8 0 0
No. 5 Michigan 3 1 1  6 1 1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 1 1  6 1 1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 2 0  5 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0  3 5 0
Iowa 2 4 0  3 5 0
Purdue 1 3 0  2 5 1
Indiana 1 3 0  2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Allen Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5–1 record, finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–3 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 62 to 27.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 27 Vanderbilt* Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN L 03    
October 4 at Pittsburgh* Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA W 60    
October 18 at No. 10 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 1416    
October 25 Iowa RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 76    
November 1 at No. 3 Fordham* Polo GroundsNew York, NY L 017   20,500
November 8 Michigan State* RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN T 00    
November 15 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 013    
November 22 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) L 07    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1941 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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