1924 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2 (2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Claypool
Home stadiumStuart Field
Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Chicago $ 3 – 0 – 3 4 – 1 – 3
No. 4 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Iowa 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Ohio State 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 3 – 3
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 2 – 2 2 – 3 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 46.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Wabash*
W 21–7
October 4at Ohio State
L 0–7[3]
October 11Rose-Hulman*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 41–3
October 18at Northwestern
W 7–3
November 1at Chicago
L 6–19
November 8DePauw*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 36–0
November 22Indianadagger
W 26–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[4]

References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1924 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Buckeyes Win, Lead Big 10 For Week at Least". Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1924. p. 2:3. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 82. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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