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1940 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 0 0 8 0 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 1 0 7 1 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 2 0 6 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0 4 4 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0 4 4 0
Iowa 2 3 0 4 4 0
Indiana 2 3 0 3 5 0
Purdue 1 4 0 2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Allen Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–6 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 106 to 96.[1][2]

Schedule

September 28Butler*

W 28–0   October 5at Ohio State

L 14–17   October 12at Michigan State*

L 7–20   October 26Wisconsin

  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN

L 13–14   November 2at Iowa

W 21–6   November 9at No. 17 Fordham*

L 7–13 18,576 November 16at No. 1 Minnesota

L 6–33   November 23Indiana

L 0–3  

Template:CFB Schedule End


References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1940 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.