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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Ned Maloney |
| Captain | Ed Cody |
| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Indiana $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Michigan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Cecil Isbell, the Boilermakers compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against Big Ten opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 198 to 125.[1][2]
Three Purdue players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Ed Cody at halfback (AP-1, UP-1); Tom Hughes at tackle (UP-1); and Bob DeMoss at halfback (UP-2).[3][4] Cody ranked fifth nationally with 847 rushing yards, and DeMoss ranked sixth with 742 passing yards.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Marquette* | W 14–13 | 11,000 | |||
| September 29 | at Great Lakes Navy* | W 20–6 | 22,000 | |||
| October 6 | at Wisconsin | W 13–7 | 30,000 | |||
| October 13 | Iowa | No. 15 |
| W 40–0 | 20,000 | |
| October 20 | at No. 4 Ohio State | No. 9 | W 35–13 | 73,585 | ||
| October 27 | at Northwestern | No. 4 | L 14–26 | 42,000 | ||
| November 3 | Pittsburgh* | No. 13 |
| W 28–0 | 15,000 | [6] |
| November 10 | Miami (OH)* | No. 12 |
| W 21–7 | 12,000 | [7] |
| November 17 | at No. T–14 Michigan | No. 11 | L 13–27 | 48,528 | ||
| November 24 | at No. 4 Indiana | No. 18 | L 0–26 | 27,000–28,000 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | — | — |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Marquette
- David Shaw 15 rushes, 116 yards
Iowa
- Bill Canfield 13 rushes, 131 yards
Miami (OH)
- Bill Canfield 17 rushes, 123 yards
References
- ↑ "Purdue Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "1945 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "All-Big Ten Grid Team Selected". The Decatur Herald. Associated Press. November 27, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Walter Byers (November 26, 1945). "Indiana and Ohio State Each Get Three Men on United Press All Star Big Ten Team". The Daily Register (Harrisburg,Illinois). p. 5.
- ↑ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1946). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1946. A.S. Barnes and Company. pp. 34–35.
- ↑ Graham, Gordon (November 5, 1945). "Boilermakers Grab Sixth of Year in Rather Drab Affair". p. 9. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Dale Burgess (November 11, 1945). "Purdue 21-7 Victor: Miama Eleven Bit Tough for Boilermakers". The Muncie Star. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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