1926 Purdue Boilermakers football team

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]

1926 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Northwestern +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Ohio State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
No. 10 Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Chicago	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 146 to 67. T. E. Hogan was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 13–17
October 9	Wabash*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 21–14	8,000
October 16	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 0–0	11,000
October 23	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago (rivalry)	W 6–0	40,000
October 30	Indiana State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 38–0
November 6	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–22	37,000
November 13	Franklin*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 44–0
November 20	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 24–14	14,000
*Non-conference game