1936 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1936 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–2–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Noble Kizer (7th season)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1936 Big Ten Conference football standings

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

The 1936 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1936 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–1 record, finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 157 to 95.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 26	Ohio*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 47–0
October 10	Wisconsin		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 35–14
October 17	at Chicago		Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 35–7
October 24	at No. 1 Minnesota	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–33
October 31	at Carnegie Tech*	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 7–6
November 7	at No. 3 Fordham*		Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–15
November 14	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 13–0
November 21	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	T 20–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game