1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1950 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1950 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 200 to 143.[1][2]

1950 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJames Janosek
CaptainJohn Beletic, John Kerestes
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 2 0 6 3 0
Wisconsin 5 2 0 6 3 0
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 0 6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0 3 5 1
Minnesota 1 4 1 1 7 1
Indiana 1 4 0 3 5 1
Purdue 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1950 Purdue team included end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at No. 5 Texas*L 26–3440,000[3]
October 7at No. 1 Notre Dame*W 28–1456,746
October 14Miami (FL)*No. 9L 14–2032,000
October 21at IowaL 21–3352,261
October 28No. 18 UCLA* 
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–2039,000
November 4at No. 20 WisconsinL 7–3345,000
November 11Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 14–1930,000
November 18at MinnesotaL 14–2746,389
November 25Indiana
W 13–045,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1950 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Texas clicks on ground, in air to score 34–26 win over Purdue". The Sunday Courier and Press. October 1, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.