1935 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainEd Skoronski
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Ohio State + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Iowa 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Chicago 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1935 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–4 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 65 to 57. Ed Skoronski was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Northwestern
W 7–030,000[3]
October 12at Fordham*
W 20–035,000[4]
October 19at Chicago
W 19–025,000[5]
October 26Carnegie Techdagger*
L 0–717,000[6]
November 2at Minnesota
L 7–2949,000[7]
November 9at Wisconsin
L 0–816,595[8]
November 16Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 12–616,000[9]
November 23at Indiana
L 0–725,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "1935 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. ^ Wilfrid Smith (October 6, 1935). "Purdue Defeats N.U., 7-0, on 53 Yard Run". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boilermakers Scald Fordham's Ram to Score 20-0 Victory!". Sunday News (New York, NY). October 13, 1935. pp. 94, 100 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Harvey Woodruff (October 20, 1935). "Purdue Beats Chicago: Boilermaker 'Cripples' Set Pace in 19 to 0 Triumph". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ T. E. Applegate (October 27, 1935). "Carnegie Tech Upsets Boilermakers 7 to 0". The Richmond (IN) Item. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gophers Trounce Purdue, 29-7, to Climax Dads' Day". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 3, 1935. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Henry J. McCormick (November 10, 1935). "Bunyan Tales Fade; Badgers Win, 8-0". The Wisconsin State Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ T. E. Applegate (November 17, 1935). "Indiana, Purdue Hang Up Conference Victories". The Richmond (IN) Item. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ T. E. Applegate (November 24, 1935). "Pass Brings Indiana 7-0 Victory Over Purdue". The Richmond (IN) Item. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 84. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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