1940 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1940 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1940 record	2–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Allen Elward (4th season)
MVP	Dave Rankin
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1940 Big Ten 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Butler*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–0
October 5	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–17
October 12	at Michigan State*	Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 7–20
October 26	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 13–14
November 2	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 21–6
November 9	at No. 17 Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 7–13	18,576
November 16	at No. 1 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 6–33
November 23	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–3
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.