American college football season
1948 Purdue Boilermakers football |
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Conference | Big Nine Conference |
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Record | 3–6 (2–4 Big Nine) |
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Head coach | |
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MVP | Harry Szulborski |
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Captain | Phil O'Reilly |
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Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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The 1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 175 to 126.[1][2]
Several players from the 1948 team went on to have successful careers in football, both at the professional level and in coaching. Notable players from the 1948 Purdue team included halfback Harry Szulborski and tackle Phil O'Reilly.
Purdue was ranked at No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3] Despite the challenges, the season helped lay the groundwork for future improvements in the program under Coach Holcomb's leadership.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 25 | at Notre Dame* | | - Notre Dame Stadium
- Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
| L 27–28 | 59,343 |
October 2 | at Northwestern | | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 0–21 | 37,000 |
October 9 | No. 7 Michigan | No. 15 | | L 0–40 | 47,152 |
October 16 | at Iowa | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 20–13 | 47,000 |
October 23 | at Illinois | | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| L 6–10 | 56,451 |
October 30 | Marquette* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 14–9 | 32,000 |
November 6 | at No. 19 Minnesota | | | L 7–34 | 66,953 |
November 13 | Pittsburgh* | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 13–20 | 35,000 |
November 20 | Indiana | | | W 39–0 | 47,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Roster
1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Marquette
- Harry Szulborski 29 rushes, 171 yards
Minnesota
- Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 160 yards
Indiana
- Harry Szulborski 34 rushes, 197 yards
- Norbert Adams 24 rushes, 148 yards
References
- ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945–1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "1948 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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