1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1942 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–8 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Buffington
CaptainBill Buffington
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Elmer Burnham, the Boilermakers compiled a 1–8 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 179 to 27.[1][2]

Purdue was ranked at No. 74 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Fordham*
L 7–1420,000
October 3at Vanderbilt*
L 0–2618,000[4]
October 10at Northwestern
W 7–633,000
October 17at No. 1 Ohio State
L 0–2645,943
October 24No. 7 Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–1320,000
October 31at Iowa
L 7–13
November 7Great Lakes Navy*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–4212,000[5]
November 14at Michigan State*
L 6–197,500
November 21No. 18 Indiana
L 0–2020,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1942 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Riveters lose 26–0 to Vandy". Anderson Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue Routed, 42-0: Bluejackets Have Field Day". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 8, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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