Elmer Burnham

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Elmer Burnham

Burnham pictured in Debris 1943, Purdue yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1894-09-08)September 8, 1894
New Westbury, Massachusetts
Died March 9, 1977(1977-03-09) (aged 82)[1]
Rochester, New York
Playing career
1910s Springfield (MA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19191934
19351941
19421943
19441960
South Bend Central HS (IN)
Purdue (freshmen)
Purdue
Rochester (NY)
Head coaching record
Overall 92566 (college)
118308 (high school)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big Ten (1943)

Elmer Harold Burnham (September 8, 1894 – March 9, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Purdue University in 1942 and 1943. Burnham's 1943 squad went 90 and shared the Big Ten Conference title with Michigan. From 1944 to 1960, Burnham served as the head coach at the University of Rochester, where he compiled a record of 82486 in 17 seasons.[2] Burnham served as Purdue's freshman football coach for seven years before assuming the role as varsity head coach in 1942.[3] Before coming to Purdue, Burnham coached football at Central High School in South Bend, Indiana for 16 seasons, tallying a mark of 118308.[4]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP#
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1942–1943)
1942 Purdue 18 14 8th
1943 Purdue 90 60 T1st 5
Purdue: 108 74
Rochester Yellowjackets () (1944–1960)
1944 Rochester 53
1945 Rochester 34
1946 Rochester 341
1947 Rochester 611
1948 Rochester 441
1949 Rochester 36
1950 Rochester 143
1951 Rochester 71
1952 Rochester 80
1953 Rochester 43
1954 Rochester 53
1955 Rochester 35
1956 Rochester 44
1957 Rochester 53
1958 Rochester 80
1959 Rochester 71
1960 Rochester 62
Rochester: 82486
Total: 92566
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

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