1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 200 to 143.[1][2]

1950 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1950 record2–7 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJames Janosek
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1950 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 1 1  6 3 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 2 0  6 3 0
Wisconsin 5 2 0  6 3 0
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 0  7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 0  6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0  3 5 1
Minnesota 1 4 1  1 7 1
Indiana 1 4 0  3 5 1
Purdue 1 4 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1950 Purdue team included end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 30at No. 5 Texas*L 26-34
October 7at No. 1 Notre Dame*W 28-14
October 14Miami*No. 9L 14-20
October 21at IowaL 21-33
October 28No. 18 UCLA*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
L 6-20
November 4at No. 20 WisconsinL 7-33
November 11Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, Indiana
L 14-19
November 18at MinnesotaL 14-27
November 25Indiana
W 13-0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1950 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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