1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in eighth 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]

1949 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1949 record3–6 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLou Karras
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 1 1  7 1 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 1 1  6 2 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 2 0  7 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 1  5 3 1
Illinois 3 3 1  3 4 2
Iowa 3 3 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 0  4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0  4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0  1 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1949 Purdue team included tackle Lou Karras and fullback John Kerestes.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at NorthwesternL 6–20
October 1IowaL 7–21
October 8No. 2 Notre Dame*
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 12–35
October 14at Miami (FL)*W 14–0
October 22Illinois
L 0–19
October 29at No. 7 MinnesotaW 13–7
November 5at No. 5 MichiganL 12–20
November 12Marquette*
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 41–7
November 19at IndianaW 14–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Season summary

Iowa

  • John Kerestes 24 rushes, 150 yards[3]

Marquette

  • Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 162 yards[4]
  • Norbert Adams 8 rushes, 113 yards [5]

Indiana

  • Harry Szulborski 20 rushes, 110 yards [6]

References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1949 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.
  4. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
  5. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
  6. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
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