1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1951 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
Record	5–4 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (5th season)
MVP	Pete Brewster
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1951 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Illinois $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Purdue	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Wisconsin	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 153 to 152.

Notable players on the 1951 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels and end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	No. 11 Texas*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–14
October 6	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 34–30
October 12	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–7
October 20	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–31
October 27	at No. 15 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 9–30
November 3	Penn State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–0
November 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 35–14
November 17	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 19–13
November 24	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 21–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game