1931 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1931 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against Big Ten opponents), shut out six of ten opponents, suffered its sole loss to Wisconsin, tied with Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 39.[1] The team was recognized as national co-champion by Parke H. Davis.

1931 Purdue Boilermakers football
Co-national champion (Parke H. Davis)
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Purdue +510910
Michigan +510811
No. 4 Northwestern +510711
Ohio State420630
Minnesota320730
Wisconsin330541
Indiana141251
Chicago140261
Iowa031161
Illinois060260
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

End Paul Moss and center Ookie Miller were both recognized as first-team All-Americans. Moss received first-team honors from Liberty magazine,[2] and Miller received the same from the United Press and College Humor magazine.[3][4] Five Purdue players received honors on the 1931 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Paul Moss from the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), and captains' team (CPT); Ookie Miller (AP-2, UP-1); quarterback Paul Pardonner (UP-2); halfback Jim Purvis (CPT); and halfback Fred Hecker (AP-2, UP-2).[5][6][7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Western Reserve*W 28–0[8]
October 3Coe*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–0[9]
October 10Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 7–015,825[10]
October 17at WisconsinL 14–2130,000[11]
October 24at Carnegie Tech*W 13–620,000[12]
October 31at ChicagoW 14–610,000[13]
November 7Centenary*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 49–6[14]
November 14Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 22–018,000[15]
November 21at IndianaW 19–022,000[16]
November 28vs. Northwestern
W 7–040,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[18]

References