1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1953 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1953 record 2–7 (2–4 )
Head coach Stu Holcomb (7th year)
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1953 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Michigan State + 5 1 0     9 1 0
#7 Illinois + 5 1 0     7 1 1
#15 Wisconsin 4 1 1     6 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 0     6 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 1     4 4 1
#20 Michigan 3 3 0     6 3 0
#9 Iowa 3 3 0     5 3 1
Purdue 2 4 0     2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0     2 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 0     3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 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 167 to 89.[1][2]

Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.

References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1953 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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