1934 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainCarl D. Heldt
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Michigan 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1934 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 75. Carl D. Heldt was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Rice*
L 0–1412,000[3]
October 13at Notre Dame*
L 7–1845,000
October 20Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–018,000
October 27at Carnegie Tech*
W 20–06,000[4]
November 3at Chicago
W 26–2032,000
November 10at Iowa
W 13–620,000
November 17at Fordham*
W 7–025,000[5]
November 24Indiana
L 6–1724,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[6]

Roster

1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 80 Orvill Anderson
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

References

  1. ^ "1934 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win". The Richmond (IN) Item. October 7, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lester Biederman (October 28, 1935). "Purdue Passes Whip Tech, 20 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ George Kenney (November 18, 1934). "Boilermakers Nip Weakened Ram, 7-0". The Daily News (New York). pp. 88, 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 84. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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