1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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The 1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–1 record, finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 83 to 69.[1]

Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1937 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCecil Isbell
CaptainMartin A. Schreyer
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 â†’
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1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Minnesota $5–0–06–2–0
No. 13 Ohio State5–1–06–2–0
Indiana3–2–05–3–0
Michigan3–3–04–4–0
Northwestern3–3–04–4–0
Purdue2–2–14–3–1
Wisconsin2–2–14–3–1
Illinois2–3–03–3–2
Chicago0–4–01–6–0
Iowa0–5–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Butler*W 33–7
October 2at Ohio StateL 0–1349,643[2]
October 9Carnegie Tech*dagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–020,000
October 16at NorthwesternL 7–1435,000
October 30Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 13–020,000
November 6at No. 5 Fordham*L 3–2140,000
November 13at WisconsinT 7–723,000
November 20at No. 20 IndianaW 13–725,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

  • Andy Botney, QB-E-HB
  • Hank Bremer, G
  • W. E. Britt, E
  • Lou Brock, HB
  • Jack Brown, HB
  • Frank Bykowski, G
  • Lowell Decker, FB-HB
  • Leon DeWitte, FB
  • Bob Faris, T
  • J. P. Fitzgerald, T-E
  • Andy Grant, G
  • Ted Hennis, QB
  • Paul Humphrey, C
  • Cecil Isbell, HB
  • Cody Isbell, E-C-HB
  • LaVerne Johnson, G-T
  • Tony Juska, FB
  • Woodrow Knorr, G
  • Harry Krause, T
  • John Krause, E
  • Jim Maloney, G
  • Joe Mihal, T
  • Augie Morningstar, C
  • Jim Nesbitt, HB
  • Basil Petry, C
  • Donald Powell, E
  • Martin Schreyer, C-T
  • Robert Selby, HB
  • Allen Shackleton, QB
  • George Spehn, E
  • John Thursby, E
  • Bill Vergane, E-T
  • Carl Verplank, G
  • Frank Winchell, G
  • Clem Woltman, T
  • Jim Zachary, E

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