1923 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1923 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5–1 record, finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 106 to 65. Ralph Claypool was the team captain.[1][2]

1923 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Claypool
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois +500800
Michigan +400800
Chicago510710
Minnesota211511
Iowa330530
Indiana220340
Wisconsin131331
Ohio State140341
Purdue140251
Northwestern060260
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Wilmington (OH)*W 39–0
October 13at IowaL 0–7
October 20Wabash*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 7–7
October 27at ChicagoL 6–20
November 3at Notre Dame*L 7–3420,000
November 10Ohio State
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–32
November 17Northwestern
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 6–3
November 24at IndianaL 0–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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