1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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 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 combined total of 175 to 126.[1][2]

1948 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
1948 record3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPHarry Szulborski
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 0 0  9 0 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 1 0  8 2 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 2 0  7 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0  6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0  4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0  3 6 0
Indiana 2 4 0  2 7 0
Illinois 2 5 0  3 6 0
Wisconsin 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1948 Purdue team included halfback Harry Szulborski and tackle Phil O'Reilly.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25at Notre Dame*L 27–28
October 2at NorthwesternL 0–21
October 9No. 7 MichiganNo. 15L 0–40
October 16at IowaW 20–13
October 23at IllinoisL 6–10
October 30Marquette*
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–9
November 6at No. 19 MinnesotaL 7–34
November 13Pittsburgh*
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 13–20
November 20Indiana
W 39–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 87 Bob DeMoss Sr
HB Harry Szulborski
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

    • Harry Szulborski 29 rushes, 171 yards [3]

    Minnesota

    • Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 160 yards [4]

    Indiana

    • Harry Szulborski 34 rushes, 197 yards [5]
    • Norbert Adams 24 rushes, 148 yards [6]

    References

    1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
    2. "1948 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
    3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
    4. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
    5. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-20.
    6. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.
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