1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–6–1 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–5–1 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 208 to 97.[1][2]

1946 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1946 record2–6–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNorman Maloney
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 1 0  8 2 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 1  6 2 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 2 0  6 3 0
Iowa 3 3 0  5 4 0
Minnesota 3 4 0  5 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 1  4 3 2
Northwestern 2 3 1  4 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 0  4 5 0
Purdue 0 5 1  2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1946 Purdue team included guard Dick Barwegen.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Miami (OH)*W 13–7
September 28at IowaL 0–16
October 5at IllinoisL 7–43
October 12at No. 3 Notre Dame*L 6–49
October 19at Ohio StateT 14–14
October 26at Pittsburgh*W 10–8
November 2No. 18 Wisconsin
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 20–24
November 9at MinnesotaL 7–13
November 23Indiana
L 20–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 87 Bob DeMoss So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
    2. "1946 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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