1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 175 to 126.[1][2]

1949 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1949 record	3–6 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (3rd season)
MVP	Lou Karras
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Ohio State +	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 7 Michigan +	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1949 Purdue team included tackle Lou Karras and fullback John Kerestes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–20
October 1	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–21
October 8	No. 2 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 12–35
October 14	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 14–0
October 22	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	L 0–19
October 29	at No. 7 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 13–7
November 5	at No. 5 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 12–20
November 12	Marquette*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 41–7
November 19	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 14–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Season summary

Iowa

• John Kerestes 24 rushes, 150 yards[3]

Marquette

• Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 162 yards[4]
• Norbert Adams 8 rushes, 113 yards [5]

Indiana

• Harry Szulborski 20 rushes, 110 yards [6]

References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1949 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.
4. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
5. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
6. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.