The 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–5 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 166.[1][2]
1944 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 5–5 (4–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Babe Dimancheff |
Captain | Babe Dimancheff |
Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notable players from the 1944 Purdue team included fullback Babe Dimancheff, end Frank Bauman, and tackle Pat O'Brien.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Great Lakes Navy* |
| L 18–27 | 25,000 | [3] | |
September 30 | Marquette* | W 40–7 | 11,000 | [4][5] | ||
October 7 | at Illinois | W 35–19 | 15,210 | |||
October 14 | No. 11 Iowa Pre-Flight* | No. 7 |
| L 6–13 | 18,000 | [6] |
October 21 | at Iowa | No. 11 | W 26–7 | 17,000 | ||
October 28 | at Michigan | No. 10 | L 14–40 | 44,276 | ||
November 4 | Wisconsin![]() |
| W 35–0 | 16,000 | ||
November 11 | at Northwestern | W 27–7 | 25,000 | |||
November 18 | at No. 3 Navy* | No. 14 | L 0–32 | 35,000 | ||
November 25 | Indiana |
| L 6–14 | 27,500 | ||
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Rankings
Week | |||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 7 (2) | 11 | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Games summaries
Marquette
- Bump Elliott 7 rushes, 121 yards
Indiana
- Babe Dimancheff 16 rushes, 140 yards
References
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