1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–5 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 207 to 166.[1][2]
| 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1944 record | 5–5 (4–2 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Cecil Isbell (1st season) |
| MVP | Babe Dimancheff |
| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notable players from the 1944 Purdue team included fullback Babe Dimancheff, end Frank Bauman, and tackle Pat O'Brien.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | at Great Lakes Navy* |
| L 18–27 | 25,000[3] | |
| September 30 | Marquette* |
| W 40–7 | ||
| October 7 | at Illinois |
| W 35–19 | ||
| October 14 | No. 11 Iowa Pre-Flight* | No. 7 |
| L 6–13 | |
| October 21 | at Iowa | No. 11 |
| W 26–7 | |
| October 28 | at Michigan | No. 10 |
| L 14–40 | |
| November 4 | Wisconsin |
| W 35–0 | ||
| November 11 | at Northwestern |
| W 27–7 | ||
| November 18 | at No. 3 Navy* | No. 14 |
| L 0–32 | |
| November 25 | Indiana |
| L 6–14 | ||
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References
- "Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- "1944 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- Shevlin, Maurice (September 24, 1944). "Sailors Defeat Purdue, 27-18, In 4th Quarter". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. A1.
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