1928 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1928 Big Ten Conference football standings

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

The 1928 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1928 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–1 record, finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 143 to 41. H. S. Olson was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	DePauw*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 31–0
October 13	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis	L 0–15	25,000
October 20	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 19–19
October 27	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago (rivalry)	W 40–0	35,000
November 3	Case*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 19–0
November 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–7	30,000
November 17	Wabash*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–0
November 24	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–0	25,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming