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American college football season
The 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an
American football team that represented
Purdue University during the
1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach
Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–5 record, finished in third place in the
Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 166.
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Notable players from the 1944 Purdue team included fullback
Babe Dimancheff, end
Frank Bauman, and tackle Pat O'Brien.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at
Great Lakes Navy* | | | L 18–27 | 25,000 |
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September 30 |
Marquette* | | | W 40–7 | 11,000 |
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October 7 | at
Illinois | | | W 35–19 | 15,210 | |
October 14 | No. 11
Iowa Pre-Flight* | No. 7 | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 6–13 | 18,000 |
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October 21 | at
Iowa | No. 11 | | W 26–7 | 17,000 | |
October 28 | at
Michigan | No. 10 | | L 14–40 | 44,276 | |
November 4 |
Wisconsin | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 35–0 | 16,000 | |
November 11 | at
Northwestern | | | W 27–7 | 25,000 | |
November 18 | at No. 3
Navy* | No. 14 | | L 0–32 | 35,000 | |
November 25 |
Indiana | | | L 6–14 | 27,500 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 7 (2) | 11 | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
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Games summaries
Marquette
Indiana
References
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"Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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"1944 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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^ Bert McGrane (September 24, 1944).
"Youel Fires Sailors Over Purdue, 27-18: Iowan Runs 93 and Hurls for 3 Tallies". The Des Moines Register. p. 1S, 2S – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Jim Mitchell (October 1, 1944).
"Purdue Wallops Marquette, 40-7". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. Sports 1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ W. Blaine Patton (September 23, 1945).
"Purdue, Indiana Capture Close Games: Isbell's Team Triumphs By 14-13 Margin". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 38 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Sec Taylor (October 15, 1944).
"Seahawks Surprise Purdue, 13-6". The Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 17 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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