1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–6–1 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–5–1 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 208 to 97.[1][2]

1946 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1946 record	2–6–1 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Cecil Isbell (3rd season)
MVP	Norman Maloney
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Illinois $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Indiana	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1946 Purdue team included guard Dick Barwegen.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Miami (OH)*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 13–7
September 28	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–16
October 5	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	L 7–43
October 12	at No. 3 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 6–49
October 19	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 14–14
October 26	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 10–8
November 2	No. 18 Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 20–24
November 9	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–13
November 23	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 20–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 87 Bob DeMoss So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Cecil Isbell Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1946 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.