1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5–1 record, finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–3 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 62 to 27.[1][2]

1941 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Combs
CaptainTom Melton, Jim Miller
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota $500800
No. 5 Michigan311611
No. 13 Ohio State311611
No. 11 Northwestern420530
Wisconsin330350
Iowa240350
Purdue130251
Indiana130260
Illinois050260
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Purdue was ranked at No. 50 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Vanderbilt*L 0–317,000[4]
October 4at Pittsburgh*W 6–024,000[5]
October 18at No. 10 Ohio StateL 14–1666,074[6]
October 25Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–622,000[7]
November 1at No. 3 Fordham*L 0–1720,500[8]
November 8Michigan State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 0–017,000[9]
November 15at WisconsinL 0–1325,000[10]
November 22at IndianaL 0–723,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References