1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 2–7 (2–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Tom Bettis |
Captain | Tom Bettis, John Kerr |
Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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No. 3 Michigan State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Illinois + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 167 to 89.[1][2]
Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at Missouri* | L 7–14 | 19,000 | ||
October 3 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | L 7–37 | 49,135 | ||
October 10 | at No. 8 Duke* | L 14–20 | 30,000 | [3] | |
October 17 | Wisconsin |
| L 19–28 | 36,000–36,500 | |
October 24 | No. 2 Michigan State |
| W 6–0 | 35,000 | |
October 31 | at No. 4 Illinois | L 0–21 | 57,210 | ||
November 7 | Iowa |
| L 0–26 | 35,000 | |
November 14 | at Ohio State | L 6–21 | 77,465 | ||
November 21 | at Indiana | W 30–0 | 33,000 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "1953 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Purdue bows to Duke, 20–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.