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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 Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 record against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 106 to 96.[1]

Record2–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1940 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDavid Rankin
CaptainDavid Rankin
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
 1939
1941 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota $600800
No. 3 Michigan310710
No. 8 Northwestern420620
Ohio State330440
Wisconsin330440
Iowa230440
Indiana230350
Purdue140260
Illinois050170
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Purdue was ranked at No. 29 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Butler*W 28–017,500[3]
October 5at Ohio StateL 14–1754,556[4]
October 12at Michigan State*L 7–2016,500[5]
October 26Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 13–1422,000[6]
November 2at IowaW 21–640,000[7]
November 9at No. 17 Fordham*L 7–1328,576[8]
November 16at No. 1 MinnesotaL 6–3330,163[9]
November 23Indiana
L 0–330,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

  • Paul Anderson, HB
  • Ted Axton, C
  • Anthony Berto, HB
  • Bryan Brock, HB
  • Bill Buffington, FB
  • Mike Byelene, HB
  • Marion Carter, HB
  • Bill Combs, E
  • Walter Cook, HB
  • Keith Correll, QB
  • George Doherty, C
  • John Galvin, HB
  • James Henderson, G
  • Bob Kersey, QB-E
  • LaVern King, E
  • Alex Leugo, C
  • Bill Lindsay, QB
  • Forrest McCaffry, E
  • Gene McIlwain, HB
  • Tom Melton, G
  • Jim Miller, G
  • William Neff, T
  • John Petty, FB
  • David Rankin, E
  • Al Rossi, T
  • Italo Rossi, T
  • Jim Rush, E
  • Hal Schumacher, FB
  • Bill Shimer, E
  • Fred Smerke, QB-E
  • V. A. Snyder, FB
  • Wes Stevens, E-G
  • John Thursby, E
  • Herman Timperman, T
  • Ted Tycocki, E-HB
  • Bruce Warren, T
  • Jack Winchell, G

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