American college football season
The 1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season . In their second season under head coach Cecil Isbell , the Boilermakers compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against Big Ten opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 198 to 125.[ 1] [ 2]
Three Purdue players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team : Ed Cody at halfback (AP-1, UP-1); Tom Hughes at tackle (UP-1); and Bob DeMoss at halfback (UP-2).[ 3] [ 4] Cody ranked fifth nationally with 847 rushing yards, and DeMoss ranked sixth with 742 passing yards.[ 5]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 22 Marquette * W 14–1311,000
September 29 at Great Lakes Navy * W 20–622,000
October 6 at Wisconsin W 13–730,000
October 13 Iowa No. 15 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 40–020,000
October 20 at No. 4 Ohio State No. 9 W 35–1373,585
October 27 at Northwestern No. 4 L 14–2642,000
November 3 Pittsburgh * No. 13 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 28–015,000 [ 6]
November 10 Miami (OH) * No. 12 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 21–712,000 [ 7]
November 17 at No. T–14 Michigan No. 11 L 13–2748,528
November 24 at No. 4 Indiana No. 18 L 0–2627,000–28,000
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP 15 9 4 13 12 11 18 — —
1945 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
David Shaw 15 rushes, 116 yards
Bill Canfield 13 rushes, 131 yards
Bill Canfield 17 rushes, 123 yards
^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015 .
^ "1945 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ "All-Big Ten Grid Team Selected" . The Decatur Herald . Associated Press. November 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Walter Byers (November 26, 1945). "Indiana and Ohio State Each Get Three Men on United Press All Star Big Ten Team" . The Daily Register (Harrisburg,Illinois) . p. 5.
^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1946). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1946 . A.S. Barnes and Company. pp. 34–35.
^ Graham, Gordon (November 5, 1945). "Boilermakers Grab Sixth of Year in Rather Drab Affair" . p. 9. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dale Burgess (November 11, 1945). "Purdue 21-7 Victor: Miama Eleven Bit Tough for Boilermakers" . The Muncie Star . p. 12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF) . Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023 .
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