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1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 167 to 89.[1][2]

Record2–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
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1953 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Bettis
Captains
  • Tom Bettis
  • John Kerr
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
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1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State +5–1–09–1–0
No. 7 Illinois +5–1–07–1–1
No. 15 Wisconsin4–1–16–2–1
Ohio State4–3–06–3–0
Minnesota3–3–14–4–1
No. 20 Michigan3–3–06–3–0
No. 9 Iowa3–3–05–3–1
Purdue2–4–02–7–0
Indiana1–5–02–7–0
Northwestern0–6–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Missouri*L 7–1419,000
October 3No. 1 Notre Dame*L 7–3749,135[3]
October 10at No. 8 Duke*L 14–2030,000[4]
October 17Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 19–2836,000–36,500
October 24No. 2 Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 6–035,000[5]
October 31at No. 4 IllinoisL 0–2157,210
November 7Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–2635,000
November 14at Ohio StateL 6–2177,465
November 21at IndianaW 30–033,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

  • Tom Bettis, OL
  • Rex Brock, RB
  • Walt Cudzik, OL
  • Roy Evans, QB
  • Froncie Gutman, QB
  • Karl Herkommer, RB
  • Walt Houston, OL
  • John Kerr, WR
  • Glenn Knecht, OL
  • Joe Krupa, OL
  • Ed Neves, RB
  • Raymond Pacer, OL
  • Frank Paparazzo, OL
  • Tom Redinger, WR
  • Jim Reichert, RB
  • Max Schmaling, RB
  • Dick Skibinski, OL
  • Bob Springer, WR
  • Jim Wojciehowski, WR
  • Ed Zembal, RB
  • Len Zyzda, WR

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