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American college football season
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]
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 26 | Fordham* | | L 7–14 |
October 3 | at Vanderbilt* | - Dudley Field
- Nashville, TN
| L 0–26 |
October 10 | at Northwestern | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| W 7–6 |
October 17 | at No. 1 Ohio State | | L 0–26 |
October 24 | No. 7 Wisconsin | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 0–13 |
October 31 | at Iowa | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 7–13 |
November 7 | Great Lakes Navy* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 0–42 |
November 14 | at Michigan State* | - Macklin Field
- East Lansing, MI
| L 6–19 |
November 21 | No. 18 Indiana | | L 0–20 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- 1942 Big Ten Conference football season
- Purdue Boilermakers football seasons
- 1942 in sports in Indiana
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