1945 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–3 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNed Maloney
CaptainEd Cody
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Illinois 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Iowa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against Big Ten opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 198 to 125.[1][2]

Three Purdue players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Ed Cody at halfback (AP-1, UP-1); Tom Hughes at tackle (UP-1); and Bob DeMoss at halfback (UP-2).[3][4] Cody ranked fifth nationally with 847 rushing yards, and DeMoss ranked sixth with 742 passing yards.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Marquette*
W 14–1311,000
September 29at Great Lakes Navy*
W 20–622,000
October 6at Wisconsin
W 13–730,000
October 13IowadaggerNo. 15
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–020,000
October 20at No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 9
W 35–1373,585
October 27at NorthwesternNo. 4
L 14–2642,000
November 3Pittsburgh*No. 13
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–015,000[6]
November 10Miami (OH)*No. 12
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 21–712,000[7]
November 17at No. T–14 MichiganNo. 11
L 13–2748,528
November 24at No. 4 IndianaNo. 18
L 0–2627,000–28,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[8]

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP159413121118——

Roster

1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 87 Bob DeMoss Fr
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

Iowa

Miami (OH)

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. ^ "1945 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "All-Big Ten Grid Team Selected". The Decatur Herald. Associated Press. November 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walter Byers (November 26, 1945). "Indiana and Ohio State Each Get Three Men on United Press All Star Big Ten Team". The Daily Register (Harrisburg,Illinois). p. 5.
  5. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1946). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1946. A.S. Barnes and Company. pp. 34–35.
  6. ^ Graham, Gordon (November 5, 1945). "Boilermakers Grab Sixth of Year in Rather Drab Affair". p. 9. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Dale Burgess (November 11, 1945). "Purdue 21-7 Victor: Miama Eleven Bit Tough for Boilermakers". The Muncie Star. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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