1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1942 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1–8 1–4 Elmer Burnham 1st Bill Buffington Bill Buffington Ross–Ade Stadium The 1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Elmer Burnham, the Boilermakers compiled a 1–8 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 179 to 27.1942 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1942-schedule.html Purdue was ranked at No. 74 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP September 26 l y Fordham Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 7–14 20,000 October 3 l y y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–26 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-herald-riveters-lose-260-to-va/132723520/ Anderson Herald Riveters lose 26–0 to Vandy October 4, 1942 October 1, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 w y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 7–6 33,000 October 17 l y Ohio State 1 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 0–26 45,943 October 24 l y Wisconsin 7 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 0–13 20,000 October 31 l y Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 7–13 November 7 l y Great Lakes Navy Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 0–42 12,000 Purdue Routed, 42-0: Bluejackets Have Field Day The Muncie Sunday Star November 8, 1942 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17887531/purdue_routed_420_bluejackets_have/ Newspapers.com November 14 l y y Michigan State Macklin Field East Lansing, MI 6–19 7,500 November 21 l Indiana 18 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Old Oaken Bucket 0–20 20,000 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 85 January 29, 2023 Roster John Andretich, HB Bob Bachmann, C Dick Barwegen, G Andy Berkley, HB Anthony Berto, HB Mel Brown, E Bill Buffington, FB Jim Comer, HB Walter Cook, HB E. J. Cyceneas, HB Harry Dameron, E Pete DeMaria, G Vernon Erk, E Frank Foughty, E Barry French, T Bob Hajzy, QB Fred Halpin, E Charles Harris, E O. L. Hurrle, G Joe Johnston, HB LaVern King, E Edward Klein Carl Leevy Alex Leugo, C Cook Lougheed, G E. E. Matrewitz, T Forrest McCaffry, E Ewell O'Bryan, T Mike Popovich, FB William Powers, G Bob Rickbell, G Frank Ruggieri, G Bill Shimer, E Fred Smerke, QB-E Kenneth Smock, HB V. A. Snyder, FB Raymond Stoelting, T Hank Stram, FB-HB Bruce Warren, T Richard Wiley Joe Winkler, C All-Time Letterwinners https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics January 23, 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