1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1953 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1953 record2–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coachStu Holcomb (7th season)
MVPTom Bettis
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Missouri*
L 7–14
October 3No. 1 Notre Dame*
L 7–37
October 10at No. 8 Duke*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–20
October 17Wisconsin
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 19–28
October 24No. 2 Michigan State
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 6–0
October 31at No. 4 IllinoisL 0–21
November 7Iowa
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–26
November 14at Ohio State
L 6–21
November 21at IndianaW 30–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1953 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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