1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1941 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1941 record2–5–1 (1–3 Big Ten)
Head coachAllen Elward (5th season)
MVPBill Combs
Home stadiumRoss–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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Vanderbilt*
L 0–317,000[3]
October 4at Pittsburgh*
W 6–024,000[4]
October 18at No. 10 Ohio State
L 14–1666,074[5]
October 25Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–622,000[6]
November 1at No. 3 Fordham*
L 0–1720,500[7]
November 8Michigan State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 0–017,000[8]
November 15at Wisconsin
L 0–1325,000[9]
November 22at Indiana
L 0–723,000[10]
  • *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. "1941 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. "Vanderbilt Wins With Field Goal". The Indianapolis Star. September 28, 1941. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Chester L. Smith (October 5, 1941). "Panthers Drop Opening Game To Boilermakers, 6-0: Petty Hits Tackle For Purdue Score". The Pittsburgh Press. p. III-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Si Burick (October 19, 1941). "16-Point Lead Barely Holds Up For Bucks". Dayton Daily News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. W. Blaine Patton (October 26, 1941). "Boilermakers Shade Iowa: Take Home-Coming Tilt by 7-to-6 Score". The Indianapolis Star. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jack Smith (November 2, 1941). "Rams Overpower Purdue, 17 to 0". New York Daily News. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Harold Harrison (November 9, 1941). "Purdue In 0-0 Tie: Boilermaker Threats Fail". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Henry J. McCormick (November 16, 1941). "Last Period Badger Spurt Tips Purdue, 13-0". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. W. Blaine Patton (November 23, 1941). "Indiana Beats Purdue: Takes Bitter Bucket Tilt By 7-0 Score". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 41–42 – via Newspapers.com.
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