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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Allen H. Mal Elward
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights

Allen H. Mal Elward enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1937 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Butler	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Ohio State	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Carnegie Tech	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Northwestern	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Iowa	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Fordham	3	21	L	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Wisconsin	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Indiana	13	7	W

1937 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -1
Points Scored	83
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	69
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	20-19
Conference Record	2-2
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	1-3 -1

1937 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1937 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	184	50		5-0	100	22	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana	5-3	72	32		3-2	33	25	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	3-3-2	59	45		1-3	18	39	Robert C. Zuppke
Ohio State	6-2	125	23		4-1	60	10	Francis A. Schmidt
Northwestern	4-4	68	40		3-3	35	33	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan	4-4	54	110		2-3	20	79	Harry G. Kipke
Purdue	4-3-1	83	69		2-2-1	40	41	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	4-3-1	103	61		1-2-1	32	40	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-7	36	120		0-5	22	71	Irl I. Tubbs

1937 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1937 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.