1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1942 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1942 record 1–8 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Elmer Burnham (1st season)
MVP Bill Buffington
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1942 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 –1 –0  8 –1 –1
No. 9 Michigan 3 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Illinois 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Iowa 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Indiana 2 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Purdue 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
Northwestern 0 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Elmer Burnham, the Boilermakers compiled a 1–8 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 179 to 27.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 26 Fordham* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 7–14    
October 3 at Vanderbilt* Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 0–26    
October 10 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 7–6    
October 17 at No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–26    
October 24 No. 7 Wisconsin Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 0–13    
October 31 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 7–13    
November 7 Great Lakes Navy* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 0–42    
November 14 at Michigan State* Macklin Field • East Lansing, MI L 6–19    
November 21 No. 18 Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) L 0–20    
*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. ↑ "1942 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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