1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1948 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPHarry Szulborski
CaptainPhil O'Reilly
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 175 to 126.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1948 Purdue team included halfback Harry Szulborski and tackle Phil O'Reilly.

Purdue was ranked at No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25at Notre Dame*
L 27–2859,343
October 2at Northwestern
L 0–2137,000
October 9No. 7 MichigandaggerNo. 15
L 0–4047,152
October 16at Iowa
W 20–1347,000
October 23at
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry
    • )    		L 6–1056,451
    October 30Marquette*
    • Ross–Ade Stadium
    • West Lafayette, IN
    		W 14–932,000
    November 6at No. 19 Minnesota
    		L 7–3466,953
    November 13Pittsburgh*
    • Ross–Ade Stadium
    • West Lafayette, IN
    		L 13–2035,000
    November 20Indiana
    		W 39–047,000
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [4]

    Rankings

    See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
    Ranking movements
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    Roster

    1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 87 Bob DeMoss Sr
    HB Harry Szulborski
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Marquette

    • Harry Szulborski 29 rushes, 171 yards

    Minnesota

    • Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 160 yards

    Indiana

    • Harry Szulborski 34 rushes, 197 yards
    • Norbert Adams 24 rushes, 148 yards

    References

    1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945–1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
    2. ^ "1948 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
    3. Newspapers.com
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    4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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