1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 153 to 152.[1][2]

1951 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
1951 record5–4 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPPete Brewster
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Illinois $ 5 0 1  9 0 1
Purdue 4 1 0  5 4 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 5 1 1  7 1 1
Michigan 4 2 0  4 5 0
Ohio State 2 2 2  4 3 2
Northwestern 2 4 0  5 4 0
Minnesota 1 4 1  2 6 1
Indiana 1 5 0  2 7 0
Iowa 0 5 1  2 5 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players on the 1951 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels and end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29No. 11 Texas*L 0–14
October 6Iowa
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 34–30
October 12at Miami (FL)*L 0–7
October 20Wisconsin
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 7–31
October 27at No. 15 Notre Dame*L 9–30
November 3Penn State*
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–0
November 10at NorthwesternW 35–14
November 17Minnesota
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–13
November 24at IndianaW 21–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Season summary

Minnesota

  • Phil Klezek 13 rushes, 143 yards [3]

References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1951 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-29.
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