1940 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1940 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Allen Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–6 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 106 to 96.[1][2]

1940 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1940 record2–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coachAllen Elward (4th season)
MVPDave Rankin
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1940 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 0 0  8 0 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 1 0  7 1 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 2 0  6 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0  4 4 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0  4 4 0
Iowa 2 3 0  4 4 0
Indiana 2 3 0  3 5 0
Purdue 1 4 0  2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28Butler*
W 28–0
October 5at Ohio State
L 14–17
October 12at Michigan State*
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–20
October 26Wisconsin
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 13–14
November 2at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–6
November 9at No. 17 Fordham*
L 7–1318,576
November 16at No. 1 Minnesota
L 6–33
November 23Indiana
L 0–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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