1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–5 4–2 Cecil Isbell 1st Babe Dimancheff Babe Dimancheff Ross–Ade Stadium The 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–5 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 166.1944 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1944-schedule.html Notable players from the 1944 Purdue team included fullback Babe Dimancheff, end Frank Bauman, and tackle Pat O'Brien. Schedule 1944 AP September 23 l y y Great Lakes Navy Ross Field Great Lakes, IL 18–27 25,000 Youel Fires Sailors Over Purdue, 27-18: Iowan Runs 93 and Hurls for 3 Tallies The Des Moines Register Bert McGrane September 24, 1944 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17859464/youel_fires_sailors_over_purdue_2718/ Newspapers.com September 30 w y Marquette Ross–Ade Stadium Lafayette, IN 40–7 11,000 Purdue Wallops Marquette, 40-7 The Muncie Sunday Star Jim Mitchell October 1, 1944 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121654886/purdue-wallops-marquette-40-7/ Newspapers.comPurdue, Indiana Capture Close Games: Isbell's Team Triumphs By 14-13 Margin The Indianapolis Star W. Blaine Patton September 23, 1945 37, 38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121703414/purdue-indiana-capture-close-games/ Newspapers.com October 7 w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 35–19 15,210 October 14 l y 7 Iowa Pre-Flight 11 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 6–13 18,000 Seahawks Surprise Purdue, 13-6 The Des Moines Sunday Register Sec Taylor October 15, 1944 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17728900/seahawks_surprise_purdue_136/ Newspapers.com October 21 w y 11 Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 26–7 17,000 October 28 l y 10 Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 14–40 44,276 November 4 w y Wisconsin Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 35–0 16,000 November 11 w y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 27–7 25,000 November 18 l y y 14 Navy 3 Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 0–32 35,000 November 25 l Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Old Oaken Bucket 6–14 27,500 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 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 7 (2) 11 10 NR NR 14 NR NR NR Games summaries Marquette Bump Elliott 7 rushes, 121 yards Indiana Babe Dimancheff 16 rushes, 140 yards Roster Pete Barbolak, T Frank Bauman, E Bill Canfield, QB-HB Angelo Carnaghi, HB-C Ed Chrobot, G Ed Cody, FB Joe Collings, E Babe Dimancheff, HB Stan Dubicki, HB Bump Elliott, HB Ken Glaesner, LG Arthur Haverstock, G Ted Held, HB Tom Hughes, T Tom Janes, G Morris Kaastad, G Nate Laskin, E Jim Lockwood, C Wally Lynch, G Jim McMillen, G George Mihal, FB Jack Morton, E Pat O'Brien, T Phil O'Reilly, T Bob Pfohl, HB Carl Piscopink, C Walt Poremba, C Harley Reagh, E Raymond Schultz, QB K. W. Sloan, G Jim Walley, QB Joe Winkler, C All-Time Letterwinners https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics January 22, 2025 January 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121165451/https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners dead References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football