American college football season
The 1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1934 college football season . In their fifth season under head coach Noble Kizer , the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 75. Carl D. Heldt was the team captain.[ 1] [ 2]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 6 Rice * L 0–1412,000 [ 3]
October 13 at Notre Dame * L 7–1845,000
October 20 Wisconsin Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 14–018,000
October 27 at Carnegie Tech * W 20–06,000 [ 4]
November 3 at Chicago W 26–2032,000
November 10 at Iowa W 13–620,000
November 17 at Fordham * W 7–025,000 [ 5]
November 24 Indiana L 6–1724,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming
[ 6]
1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
HB
80
Orvill Anderson
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
^ "1934 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Purdue University. 2016. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018 .
^ "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win" . The Richmond (IN) Item . October 7, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lester Biederman (October 28, 1935). "Purdue Passes Whip Tech, 20 to 0" . The Pittsburgh Press . p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ George Kenney (November 18, 1934). "Boilermakers Nip Weakened Ram, 7-0" . The Daily News (New York) . pp. 88, 92 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF) . Purdue University Athletics. p. 84. Retrieved January 29, 2023 .
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