1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1949 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1949 record 3–6 (2–4 )
Head coach Stu Holcomb (3rd year)
MVP Lou Karras
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1949 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Ohio State + 4 1 1     7 1 2
#7 Michigan + 4 1 1     6 2 1
#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

The 1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1949 college 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]

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

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.
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