1949 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1949 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
Record	4–5 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (3rd season)
MVP	Lou Karras
Captain	Angelo Carnaghi
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1949 Big Nine Conference football standings

v t e	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

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 4–5 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 total of 175 to 126.^[1][2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–20	35,000
October 1	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–21	32,000
October 8	No. 2 Notre Dame*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 12–35	52,000
October 14	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 14–0	47,832
October 22	Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 0–19	48,000
October 29	at No. 7 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 13–7	61,154
November 5	at No. 5 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 12–20	95,207	[3][4]
November 12	Marquette*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 41–7	28,000
November 19	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 14–6	34,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Iowa

• John Kerestes 24 rushes, 150 yards

Marquette

• Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 162 yards
• Norbert Adams 8 rushes, 113 yards

Indiana

• Harry Szulborski 20 rushes, 110 yards

References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1949 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. Tommy Devine (November 6, 1949). "M Triumphs, 20–12, in 57 Wild Seconds". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Rog Goelz (November 6, 1949). "Michigan Drops Purdue, 20–12". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 6 – via Bentley Historical Library.
5. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.