1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1949 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPLou Karras
CaptainAngelo Carnaghi
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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 4–5 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 total of 175 to 126.[1][2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Northwestern
L 6–2035,000
October 1Iowa
L 7–2132,000
October 8No. 2 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 12–3552,000
October 14at Miami (FL)*
W 14–047,832
October 22Illinoisdagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 0–1948,000
October 29at No. 7 Minnesota
W 13–761,154
November 5at No. 5 Michigan
L 12–2095,207[3][4]
November 12Marquette*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 41–728,000
November 19at Indiana
W 14–634,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Iowa

  • John Kerestes 24 rushes, 150 yards

Marquette

  • Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 162 yards
  • Norbert Adams 8 rushes, 113 yards

Indiana

  • Harry Szulborski 20 rushes, 110 yards

References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1949 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Tommy Devine (November 6, 1949). "M Triumphs, 20–12, in 57 Wild Seconds". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Rog Goelz (November 6, 1949). "Michigan Drops Purdue, 20–12". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 6 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.