1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1950 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (4th season)
MVP	James Janosek
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1950 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan $	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in a three-way tie for last 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 200 to 143.

Notable players from the 1950 Purdue team included end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 30	at No. 5 Texas*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	L 26-34
October 7	at No. 1 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana	W 28-14
October 14	Miami*	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	L 14-20
October 21	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	L 21-33
October 28	No. 18 UCLA*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	L 6-20
November 4	at No. 20 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	L 7-33
November 11	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	L 14-19
November 18	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis	L 14-27
November 25	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 13-0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game