1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1944 record | 5–5 (4–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Babe Dimancheff |
Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–5 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 166.[1][2]
Notable players from the 1944 Purdue team included fullback Babe Dimancheff, end , and tackle Pat O'Brien.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Great Lakes Navy* | L 18–27 | 25,000 | [3] | ||
September 30 | Marquette* |
| W 40–7 | |||
October 7 | at Illinois | W 35–19 | ||||
October 14 | No. 11 Iowa Pre-Flight* | No. 7 |
| L 6–13 | 18,000 | [4] |
October 21 | at Iowa | No. 11 | W 26–7 | |||
October 28 | at Michigan | No. 10 | L 14–40 | 44,276 | ||
November 4 | Wisconsin |
| W 35–0 | |||
November 11 | at Northwestern |
| W 27–7 | |||
November 18 | at No. 3 Navy* | No. 14 | L 0–32 | |||
November 25 | Indiana |
| L 6–14 | |||
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Season summary[]
Marquette[]
- Bump Elliott 7 rushes, 121 yards [5]
Indiana[]
- Babe Dimancheff 16 rushes, 140 yards [6]
References[]
- ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "1944 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ Shevlin, Maurice (September 24, 1944). "Sailors Defeat Purdue, 27-18, In 4th Quarter". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. A1.
- ^ Sec Taylor (October 15, 1944). "Seahawks Surprise Purdue, 13-6". The Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-01.
- ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-29.
Categories:
- 1944 Big Nine Conference football season
- Purdue Boilermakers football seasons
- 1944 in sports in Indiana