1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1950 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1950 record 2–7 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Stu Holcomb (4th season)
MVP James Janosek
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1950 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 –1 –1  6 –3 –1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Wisconsin 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
No. 13 Illinois 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Northwestern 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Minnesota 1 –4 –1  1 –7 –1
Indiana 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Purdue 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in a three-way tie for last 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 200 to 143.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1950 Purdue team included end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 30 at No. 5 Texas* Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas L 26-34  
October 7 at No. 1 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana W 28-14  
October 14 Miami* No. 9 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana L 14-20  
October 21 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa L 21-33  
October 28 No. 18 UCLA* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana L 6-20  
November 4 at No. 20 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin L 7-33  
November 11 Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana L 14-19  
November 18 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis L 14-27  
November 25 Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) W 13-0  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1950 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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