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1938 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record5–1–2 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP Joe Mihal
Captain Paul Humphrey, Joe Mihal
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
←  1937
1939 →
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2 4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 5 0
Iowa 1 3 1 1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season.Mal In their second season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–1–2 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 38. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Detroit*W 19–6>24,000 [3]
October 1at Butler*W 21–618,000
October 8at MinnesotaL 0–752,000
October 15at Fordham*T 6–632,000
October 22 Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–721,000
October 29at IowaT 0–010,000
November 5at Ohio StateW 12–054,365 [4]
November 19 Indiana
W 13–632,000
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1938 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Titans Beaten by Purdue: Palumbo Hits Off Tackle for Detroit Score". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1938 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emerson, Jim (November 6, 1938). "Purdue Boilermakers Tumble Buckeyes, 12-0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 4-Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 84. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1938 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record5–1–2 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP Joe Mihal
Captain Paul Humphrey, Joe Mihal
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
←  1937
1939 →
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2 4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 5 0
Iowa 1 3 1 1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season.Mal In their second season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–1–2 record, finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 38. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Detroit*W 19–6>24,000 [3]
October 1at Butler*W 21–618,000
October 8at MinnesotaL 0–752,000
October 15at Fordham*T 6–632,000
October 22 Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–721,000
October 29at IowaT 0–010,000
November 5at Ohio StateW 12–054,365 [4]
November 19 Indiana
W 13–632,000
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1938 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Titans Beaten by Purdue: Palumbo Hits Off Tackle for Detroit Score". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1938 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emerson, Jim (November 6, 1938). "Purdue Boilermakers Tumble Buckeyes, 12-0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 4-Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 84. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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