1943 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1943 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5 9–0 6–0 Elmer Burnham 2nd Dick Barwegen None Ross–Ade Stadium Big Ten co-champion The 1943 Purdue Boilermaker football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Elmer Burnham, the Boilermakers compiled an undefeated 9–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, outscored their opponents by a total of 214 to 55, and were ranked No. 5 in the final AP poll. The 1943 squad was the only undefeated team playing a full schedule in major college football, but finished fifth in the AP Poll. The 1942 Purdue team had won only one game, but the 1943 team was bolstered with several new players who had been transferred to Purdue as part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program.1943 Purdue Marines College Football Historical Society Newsletter http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n5g.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114514/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n5g.pdf dead March 4, 2016 However, two of the notable standouts, Alex Agase and Tony Butkovich were transferred from Purdue by the Marines prior to the Minnesota game.https://www.newspapers.com/image/104805058/ Nov 07, 1943, page 41 - The Indianapolis Star at Newspapers.com™ Newspapers.com Purdue guard Alex Agase was selected as a consensus first-team player on the 1943 All-America Team,2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Fullback Tony Butkovich was also selected as a first-team All-American by The Sporting News, the United Press, the Central Press, and Stars and Stripes newspaper. Butkovich led the Big Ten in scoring with 14 touchdowns despite missing the last two games after being called to active duty by the Marines; he was killed in action at the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945. Schedule 1943 AP Eastern September 18 w y y Great Lakes Navy Ross Field Chicago, IL 23–13 22,000 September 25 w y y Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 21–0 22,000 Purdue Beats Hilltops, 21-0: Boilermaker Ground Attack Too Strong The Wisconsin State Journal September 26, 1943 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121649219/purdue-beats-hilltops-21-0/ Newspapers.com October 2 w Illinois Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 40–21 15,000 October 9 w y 7 Camp Grant Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 19–0 13,000 October 16 w y 5 Ohio State Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH 30–7 41,509 October 23 w y 4 Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 28–7 15,000 October 30 w y 4 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 32–0 10,000 November 6 w y 2 Minnesota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 14–7 43,000 November 20 w 3 Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Old Oaken Bucket 7–0 15,000 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 85 January 29, 2023 Rankings 1943 college football rankings AP 1 9 7 (2) 5 4 (1) 4 (1) 2 2 3 4 5 (12) Game summaries Illinois Tony Butkovich 12 rushes, 207 yards 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-20. Ohio State Tony Butkovich 36 rushes, 123 yards Babe Dimancheff 16 rushes, 122 yards Iowa Tony Butkovich 19 rushes, 149 yards Wisconsin Tony Butkovich 28 rushes, 147 yards Babe Dimancheff 15 rushes, 111 yards Roster Players Alex Agase, guard #95 Dick Barwegen, guard #21 Frank Bauman, end #74 Joe Buscemi, end #50 Dick Bushnell #29 Jack Butt, guard #40 Tony Butkovich, #25, fullback Jim Darr, back #70 Boris Dimancheff #87 Stan Dubicki, back #22 Bump Elliott#18 John Genis, tackle #69 Herbert Hoffman, end #99 Tom Hughes, tackle #44 Mike Kasap, tackle #64 Bill Newell #96 Bill O'Keefe, end #34 Keith Parker, back #88 Bill Stuart, halfback #89 Sam Vacanti #33 John Staak, tackle #32 Lewis Rose, Halfback #36 Coaches and administrators Head coach: Elmer Burnham Assistant coaches: Cecil Isbell, Sam Voinoff, Joe Dienhart1944 Purdue yearbook, p. 217. Athletic director: Guy "Red" Mackey References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Purdue Boilermakers football