1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 7–3 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 198 to 125.[1][2]
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1945 record | 7–3 (3–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Cecil Isbell (2nd season) |
MVP | Norman Maloney |
Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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No. 4 Indiana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notable players from the 1945 Purdue team included halfbacks Ed Cody and Bob DeMoss.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 22 | Marquette* |
| W 14–13 | |
September 29 | at Great Lakes Navy* |
| W 20–6 | |
October 6 | at Wisconsin |
| W 13–7 | |
October 13 | Iowa | No. 15 |
| W 40–0 |
October 20 | at No. 4 Ohio State | No. 9 |
| W 35–13 |
October 27 | at Northwestern | No. 4 |
| L 14–26 |
November 3 | Pittsburgh* | No. 13 |
| W 28–0 |
November 10 | Miami (OH)* | No. 12 |
| W 21–7 |
November 17 | at No. 14 Michigan | No. 11 |
| L 13–27 |
November 24 | at No. 4 Indiana | No. 18 |
| L 0–26 |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- "1945 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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