1954 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1954 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Bettis
CaptainTom Bettis, John Kerr
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in approximately sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of about 165 to 134.[1][2]

Notable players on the 1954 Purdue team included quarterback Len Dawson, guard Tom Bettis, and end John Kerr.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Missouri*
W 31–025,000
October 2at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 19
W 27–1458,250
October 9No. 6 Duke*No. 5
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 13–1347,000[3]
October 16at No. 2 WisconsinNo. 5
L 6–2053,131
October 23at Michigan StateNo. 13
W 27–1352,619
October 30IllinoisdaggerNo. 9
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 28–1447,000
November 6at No. 12 IowaNo. 8
L 14–2552,900
November 13No. 2 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–2851,000
November 20Indiana
W 13–739,424–44,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1954 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Purdue comes from behind to tie Duke, 13–13". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.