1944 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBabe Dimancheff
CaptainBabe Dimancheff
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Indiana 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Iowa 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–5 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 166.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1944 Purdue team included fullback Babe Dimancheff, end Frank Bauman, and tackle Pat O'Brien.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Great Lakes Navy*
L 18–2725,000[3]
September 30Marquette*
W 40–711,000[4][5]
October 7at Illinois
W 35–1915,210
October 14No. 11 Iowa Pre-Flight*No. 7
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–1318,000[6]
October 21at IowaNo. 11
W 26–717,000
October 28at MichiganNo. 10
L 14–4044,276
November 4Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–016,000
November 11at Northwestern
W 27–725,000
November 18at No. 3 Navy*No. 14
L 0–3235,000
November 25Indiana
L 6–1427,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7]

Rankings

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP7 (2)1110——14———

Games summaries

Marquette

Indiana

References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1944 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Bert McGrane (September 24, 1944). "Youel Fires Sailors Over Purdue, 27-18: Iowan Runs 93 and Hurls for 3 Tallies". The Des Moines Register. p. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jim Mitchell (October 1, 1944). "Purdue Wallops Marquette, 40-7". The Muncie Sunday Star. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ W. Blaine Patton (September 23, 1945). "Purdue, Indiana Capture Close Games: Isbell's Team Triumphs By 14-13 Margin". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 37, 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Sec Taylor (October 15, 1944). "Seahawks Surprise Purdue, 13-6". The Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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