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American college football season
The 1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an
American football team that represented
Purdue University during the
1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their second season under head coach
Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the
Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 175 to 126.
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Notable players from the 1948 Purdue team included halfback
Harry Szulborski and tackle Phil O'Reilly.
Purdue was ranked at No. 34 in the final
Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 25 | at
Notre Dame* | | | L 27–28 | 59,343 |
October 2 | at
Northwestern | | | L 0–21 | 37,000 |
October 9 | No. 7
Michigan | No. 15 | | L 0–40 | 47,152 |
October 16 | at
Iowa | | | W 20–13 | 47,000 |
October 23 | at
Illinois | | | L 6–10 | 56,451 |
October 30 |
Marquette* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 14–9 | 32,000 |
November 6 | at No. 19
Minnesota | | | L 7–34 | 66,953 |
November 13 |
Pittsburgh* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 13–20 | 35,000 |
November 20 |
Indiana | | | W 39–0 | 47,000 |
- *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 | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Roster
1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Game summaries
Marquette
- Harry Szulborski 29 rushes, 171 yards
Minnesota
- Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 160 yards
Indiana
- Harry Szulborski 34 rushes, 197 yards
- Norbert Adams 24 rushes, 148 yards
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