1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1953 record | 2–7 (2–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Stu Holcomb (7th season) |
MVP | Tom Bettis |
Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Michigan State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Illinois + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 167 to 89.[1][2]
Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 26 | at Missouri* | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 7–14 | ||||||
October 3 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Rivalry) | L 7–37 | ||||||
October 10 | at No. 8 Duke* | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 14–20 | ||||||
October 17 | Wisconsin | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 19–28 | ||||||
October 24 | No. 2 Michigan State | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 6–0 | ||||||
October 31 | at No. 4 Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | L 0–21 | ||||||
November 7 | Iowa | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 0–26 | ||||||
November 14 | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 6–21 | ||||||
November 21 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | W 30–0 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "1953 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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