1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 7–3 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 198 to 125.[1][2]

1945 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1945 record7–3 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNorman Maloney
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 0 1  9 0 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 0  7 3 0
No. 12 Ohio State 5 2 0  7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 1  4 4 1
Purdue 3 3 0  7 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 1  3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 1  2 6 1
Minnesota 1 5 0  4 5 0
Iowa 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1945 Purdue team included halfbacks Ed Cody and Bob DeMoss.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 22Marquette*W 14–13
September 29at Great Lakes Navy*W 20–6
October 6at WisconsinW 13–7
October 13IowaNo. 15
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–0
October 20at No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 9W 35–13
October 27at NorthwesternNo. 4L 14–26
November 3Pittsburgh*No. 13
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–0
November 10Miami (OH)*No. 12
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 21–7
November 17at No. 14 MichiganNo. 11L 13–27
November 24at No. 4 IndianaNo. 18L 0–26
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 87 Bob DeMoss Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Marquette

    • David Shaw 15 rushes, 116 yards [3]


    Iowa

    • Bill Canfield 13 rushes, 131 yards [4]

    Miami (OH)

    • Bill Canfield 17 rushes, 123 yards [5]

    References

    1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
    2. "1945 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
    3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
    4. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-29.
    5. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-01.
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