1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–7 2–4 Stu Holcomb 7th Tom Bettis Tom Bettis John Kerr Ross–Ade Stadium The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference 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 total of 167 to 89.Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 8, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/purdue/1950-1954_yearly_results.php December 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151205074832/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/purdue/1950-1954_yearly_results.php dead1953 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1953-schedule.html Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis. Schedule 1953 AP September 26 l y y Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO 7–14 19,000 October 3 l y Notre Dame 1 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 7–37 49,135 Mighty Notre Dame Crushes Jittery Purdue, 37-7: INtercepted Passes Aid Irish Win; Fumbles Also Big Headache To Boilermakers Evansville Courier and Press October 4, 1953 49 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press-mighty-notre-dame-crush/201902474/ Newspapers.com October 10 l y y Duke 8 Duke Stadium Durham, NC 14–20 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-purdue-bows-to-d/138032015/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Purdue bows to Duke, 20–14 October 11, 1953 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 l y Wisconsin Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 19–28 36,000–36,500 October 24 w Michigan State 2 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 6–0 35,000 Purdue Did It! Snaps MSC Win Streak; Four-Time Losers Pull Big Surprise by Holding Off Spartans 6-0 Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton October 25, 1953 1, 57 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-purdue-did-it-sna/167385672/ Newspapers.com October 31 l y Illinois 4 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 0–21 57,210 November 7 l Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 0–26 35,000 November 14 l y Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 6–21 77,465 November 21 w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Old Oaken Bucket 30–0 33,000 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 86 January 29, 2023 Roster Tom Bettis, OL Rex Brock, RB Walt Cudzik, OL Roy Evans, QB Froncie Gutman, QB Karl Herkommer, RB Walt Houston, OL John Kerr, WR Glenn Knecht, OL Joe Krupa, OL Ed Neves, RB Raymond Pacer, OL Frank Paparazzo, OL Tom Redinger, WR Jim Reichert, RB Max Schmaling, RB Dick Skibinski, OL Bob Springer, WR Jim Wojciehowski, WR Ed Zembal, RB Len Zyzda, WR 1953 Purdue Boilermakers Roster https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1953-roster.html January 21, 2025 References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football