1938 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1938 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1938 record5–1–2 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Mihal
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Allen Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–1–2 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 84 to 38.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24Detroit*
W 19–6
October 1at Butler*
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 21–6
October 8at Minnesota
L 0–7
October 15at Fordham*
T 6–6
October 22Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–7
October 29at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 0–0
November 5at Ohio State
W 12–0
November 19Indiana
W 13–6
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1938 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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