1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 175 to 126.[1][2]

1948 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
1948 record	3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (2nd season)
MVP	Harry Szulborski
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1948 Purdue team included halfback Harry Szulborski and tackle Phil O'Reilly.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 27–28
October 2	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–21
October 9	No. 7 Michigan	No. 15	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–40
October 16	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 20–13
October 23	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	L 6–10
October 30	Marquette*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–9
November 6	at No. 19 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–34
November 13	Pittsburgh*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 13–20
November 20	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 39–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 87 Bob DeMoss Sr HB Harry Szulborski	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Stu Holcomb Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Marquette

• Harry Szulborski 29 rushes, 171 yards [3]

Minnesota

• Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 160 yards [4]

Indiana

• Harry Szulborski 34 rushes, 197 yards [5]
• Norbert Adams 24 rushes, 148 yards [6]

References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1948 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
4. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-21.
5. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-20.
6. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.