1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1948 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
1948 record3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPHarry Szulborski
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 175 to 126.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1948 Purdue team included halfback Harry Szulborski and tackle Phil O'Reilly.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25at Notre Dame*
L 27–28
October 2at Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–21
October 9No. 7 MichiganNo. 15
L 0–40
October 16at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–13
October 23at Illinois
L 6–10
October 30Marquette*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–9
November 6at No. 19 Minnesota
L 7–34
November 13Pittsburgh*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 13–20
November 20Indiana
W 39–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 87 Bob DeMoss Sr
HB Harry Szulborski
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

Season summary[]

Marquette[]

  • Harry Szulborski 29 rushes, 171 yards [3]

Minnesota[]

  • Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 160 yards [4]

Indiana[]

  • Harry Szulborski 34 rushes, 197 yards [5]
  • Norbert Adams 24 rushes, 148 yards [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1948 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
  4. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
  5. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-20.
  6. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.
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