American college football season
The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 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 167 to 89.[1][2]
Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | at Missouri* | | L 7–14 | 19,000 | |
October 3 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | | L 7–37 | 49,135 | |
October 10 | at No. 8 Duke* | | L 14–20 | 30,000 | [3] |
October 17 | Wisconsin | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 19–28 | 36,000–36,500 | |
October 24 | No. 2 Michigan State | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 6–0 | 35,000 | |
October 31 | at No. 4 Illinois | | L 0–21 | 57,210 | |
November 7 | Iowa | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 0–26 | 35,000 | |
November 14 | at Ohio State | | L 6–21 | 77,465 | |
November 21 | at Indiana | | W 30–0 | 33,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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