1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1937 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1937 record4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCecil Isbell
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Allen Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–1 record, finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 83 to 69.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Butler*
W 33–7
October 2at Ohio State
L 0–13
October 9Carnegie Tech*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–0
October 16at Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–14
October 30Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–0
November 6at No. 5 Fordham*
L 3–21
November 13at Wisconsin
T 7–7
November 20at No. 20 Indiana
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1937 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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