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1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 12 Ohio State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 1 4 4 1
Purdue 3 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 1 3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 1 2 6 1
Minnesota 1 5 0 4 5 0
Iowa 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 7–3 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 198 to 125.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1945 Purdue team included halfbacks Ed Cody and Bob DeMoss.

Schedule

September 22Marquette*

W 14–13   September 29at Great Lakes Navy*

W 20–6   October 6at Wisconsin

W 13–7   October 13IowaNo. 15

  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN

W 40–0   October 20at No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 9

W 35–13   October 27at NorthwesternNo. 4

L 14–26   November 3Pittsburgh*No. 13

  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN

W 28–0   November 10Miami (OH)*No. 12

  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN

W 21–7   November 17at No. 14 MichiganNo. 11

L 13–27   November 24at No. 4 IndianaNo. 18

L 0–26  

Template:CFB Schedule End


References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1945 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.