American college football season
The 1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–1 record, finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 83 to 69.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Butler* | | W 33–7 | | |
October 2 | at Ohio State | | L 0–13 | 49,643 | [3] |
October 9 | Carnegie Tech* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 7–0 | 20,000 | |
October 16 | at Northwestern | | L 7–14 | 35,000 | |
October 30 | Iowa | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 13–0 | 20,000 | |
November 6 | at No. 5 Fordham* | | L 3–21 | 40,000 | |
November 13 | at Wisconsin | | T 7–7 | 23,000 | |
November 20 | at No. 20 Indiana | | W 13–7 | 25,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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