1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team explained

Year:	1953
Team:	Purdue Boilermakers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	2–7
Conf Record:	2–4
Head Coach:	Stu Holcomb
Hc Year:	7th
Mvp:	Tom Bettis
Captain:	Tom Bettis, John Kerr
Stadium:	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 167 to 89.^{[1] [2]}

Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.

Schedule

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 8, 2015. December 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151205074832/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/purdue/1950-1954_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1953 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 . 86 . January 29, 2023 .