1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1942 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1942 record1–8 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coachElmer Burnham (1st season)
MVPBill Buffington
Home stadiumRoss–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

Schedule

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