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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: James M. Jimmy Phelan
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024
1929 Season Highlights
 James M. Jimmy Phelan enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 The Boilermakers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1929 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Kansas State  26   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Michigan  30   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. DePauw  26   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Chicago  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Wisconsin  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Mississippi  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Iowa  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Indiana  32   0   W       
 
1929 Season Totals
  Record8-0
  Points Scored187
  Scoring Average23.4
  Points Allowed44
  Defense Average5.5
  Opponents Record19-27
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-0
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1929 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-217955 3-27149  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Illinois 6-1-115527 2-1-14814  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 2-6-158133 1-2-12665  Harlan O. Pat Page
Purdue 8-018744 4-08216  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Northwestern 6-317295 3-26051  Richard E. Dick Hanley
Iowa 4-2-212828 2-2-23628  Burt Ingwersen
Ohio State 4-3-19569 2-2-12051  Sam S. Willaman
Michigan 5-3-110975 1-3-12357  Harry G. Kipke
Wisconsin 4-58878 0-41247  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite

1929 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1929 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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