1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team information
American college football season
1946Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference
Big Nine Conference
Record
2–6–1 (0–5–1 Big Nine)
Head coach
Cecil Isbell (3rd season)
MVP
Ned Maloney
Captain
Dick Barwegen
Home stadium
Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Illinois $
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 6 Michigan
5
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
No. 20 Indiana
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Iowa
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Minnesota
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Ohio State
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
2
Northwestern
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Wisconsin
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Purdue
0
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1946 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1946 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–6–1 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–5–1 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 208 to 97.[1][2]
Notable players from the 1946 Purdue team included quarterback Bob DeMoss, guard Dick Barwegen, and back Bulbs Ehlers. DeMoss ranked ninth nationally with 59 pass completions, good for 814 yards.[3]
Purdue was ranked at No. 48 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]
^"Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
^"1946 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
^W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 82.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
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