1954 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1954 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1954 record 5–3–1 (3–3 )
Head coach Stu Holcomb (8th year)
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
1954 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0     10 0 0
#9 Wisconsin 5 2 0     7 2 0
#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 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 165 to 134.[1][2]

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

References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1954 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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