1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team explained

Year:	1944
Team:	Purdue Boilermakers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	5–5
Conf Record:	4–2
Head Coach:	Cecil Isbell
Hc Year:	1st
Mvp:	Babe Dimancheff
Captain:	Babe Dimancheff
Stadium:	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1944 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–5 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 166.^{[1] [2]}

Notable players from the 1944 Purdue team included fullback Babe Dimancheff, end Frank Bauman, and tackle Pat O'Brien.

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings.

Games summaries

Marquette

• Bump Elliott 7 rushes, 121 yards

Indiana

• Babe Dimancheff 16 rushes, 140 yards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Purdue Yearly Results (1940-1944). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 8, 2015. December 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151205074812/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/purdue/1930-1934_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1944 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 6, 2015.
3. Web site: . 2022 Purdue Football Record Book . Purdue University Athletics . 85 . January 29, 2023 .