1939 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1939 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1939 record3–3–2 (2–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPFrank Bykowski
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Indiana 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Wisconsin 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Chicago 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Allen Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–3–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–1–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 56 to 53.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30at Notre Dame*
L 0–3
October 14at Minnesota
T 13–13
October 21Michigan State*
W 20–7
October 28at Santa Clara*
L 6–13
November 4Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–4
November 11at Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 3–0
November 18at Wisconsin
T 7–7
November 25at Indiana
W 7–6
  • *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. ^ "1939 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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