1954 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1954 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (8th season)
MVP	Tom Bettis
Captain	Tom Bettis, John Kerr
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1954 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in approximately sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of about 165 to 134.^[1][2]

Notable players on the 1954 Purdue team included quarterback Len Dawson, guard Tom Bettis, and end John Kerr.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Missouri*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 31–0	25,000
October 2	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 19	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 27–14	58,250
October 9	No. 6 Duke*	No. 5	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 13–13	47,000	[3]
October 16	at No. 2 Wisconsin	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–20	53,131
October 23	at Michigan State	No. 13	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 27–13	52,619
October 30	Illinois	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 28–14	47,000
November 6	at No. 12 Iowa	No. 8	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 14–25	52,900
November 13	No. 2 Ohio State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–28	51,000
November 20	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 13–7	39,424–44,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1954 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. "Purdue comes from behind to tie Duke, 13–13". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.