1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1946 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1946 record2–6–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNorman Maloney
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–6–1 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–5–1 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 208 to 97.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1946 Purdue team included guard Dick Barwegen.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Miami (OH)*
W 13–7
September 28at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–16
October 5at Illinois
L 7–43
October 12at No. 3 Notre Dame*
L 6–49
October 19at Ohio State
T 14–14
October 26at Pittsburgh*
W 10–8
November 2No. 18 Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 20–24
November 9at Minnesota
L 7–13
November 23Indiana
L 20–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 87 Bob DeMoss So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Boilermakers were selected.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
31 293 Bulbs Ehlers Back Chicago Bears
32 295 Bo Pievo Tackle Washington Redskins

References[]

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1946 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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