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1934 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainCarl D. Heldt
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Michigan 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1934 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 75. Carl D. Heldt was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Rice*
L 0–1412,000[3]
October 13at Notre Dame*
L 7–1845,000
October 20Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–018,000
October 27at Carnegie Tech*
W 20–06,000[4]
November 3at Chicago
W 26–2032,000
November 10at Iowa
W 13–620,000
November 17at Fordham*
W 7–025,000[5]
November 24Indiana
L 6–1724,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Roster

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  • Herman Adams, E
  • Orvil Anderson, HB
  • George Basker, HB
  • C. C. Baumbach, E
  • George Bell, C
  • John Burch, FB
  • Forrest Burmeister, G-T
  • James Carter, HB
  • Vince Cherico, QB-FB
  • Vernon Craig, HB
  • Carl Dahlbeck, G
  • Leon Dailey, HB
  • Ernest Davidson, E
  • Lowell Decker, FB-HB
  • George Dennis, T-G
  • Emerson Denton, C
  • Johnny Drake, FB
  • Ted Fehring, T
  • Wayne Gift, QB
  • Lee Graves, G
  • Howard Guirl, E
  • Frank Haas, E
  • Carl Heldt, T
  • Earl Hoagland, HB
  • Robert Jennings, G-T
  • D. Edward Jiorle, E
  • Frank Kirk, T
  • Frank Loebs, E
  • Joe Modzeleski, G
  • Duane Purvis, HB-FB
  • William Riblet, HB-QB
  • Dick Sandefur, FB
  • Wayne Sandefur, G-T-K
  • Ed Skoronski, C
  • Fred Stalcup, QB-HB
  • Dan Toriello, QB
  • Fred Voss, G
  • Frederick Wahl

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References

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  1. ^ "1934 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win". The Richmond (IN) Item. October 7, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lester Biederman (October 28, 1935). "Purdue Passes Whip Tech, 20 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ George Kenney (November 18, 1934). "Boilermakers Nip Weakened Ram, 7-0". The Daily News (New York). pp. 88, 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 84. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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