1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team
| 1951 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| Record | 5–4 (4–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Pete Brewster |
| Captain | Clint Knitz, Leo Sugar |
| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Illinois $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 152.[1][2]
Notable players on the 1951 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels and end Leo Sugar.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | No. 11 Texas* | L 0–14 | 31,000 | [3] | |
| October 6 | Iowa |
| W 34–30 | 25,000 | |
| October 12 | at Miami (FL)* | L 0–7 | 51,818 | ||
| October 20 | Wisconsin |
| L 7–31 | 40,000 | |
| October 27 | at No. 15 Notre Dame* | L 9–30 | 57,890 | ||
| November 3 | Penn State* |
| W 28–0 | 21,000 | |
| November 10 | at Northwestern | W 35–14 | 38,000 | ||
| November 17 | Minnesota |
| W 19–13 | 29,000 | |
| November 24 | at Indiana | W 21–13 | 31,000 | ||
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Roster
[edit]- Tom Bettis, G
- Pete Brewster, E
- Robert Bringer, E
- Rex Brock, HB
- Bill Bruner, T
- Phil Ehrman, HB
- Roy Evans, QB
- John Durham, HB
- Bernie Flowers, E
- Allen Hager, G
- Earl Heninger, HB
- Jack Houston, G
- Curt Jones, HB
- Don Kasperan, FB
- John Kerr, E
- Philip Klezek, HB
- Clinton Knitz, C
- Fred Locke, E
- John Lynch, C
- Phil Mateja, QB
- Norman Montgomery, FB
- Herman Murray, T
- William Oyler, HB
- Ray Pacer, T
- Ken Panfil, T
- Fred Preziosio, T-G
- Tom Redinger, HB-E
- James Reichert, FB-K
- Tom Roggeman, G
- Dale Samuels, QB
- Max Schmaling, FB-HB
- Joe Skibinski, G
- Leo Sugar, E
- Jerry Thorpe, HB-FB
- Walt Viellieu, T
- Dale Whiteaker, T-E
- Jim Whitmer, HB
- Jim Wojciehowski, E
- Joe Wojtys, T
- Glenn Young, FB
- Ed Zembal, HB
Game summaries
[edit]Minnesota
[edit]- Phil Klezek 13 rushes, 143 yards
References
[edit]- ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "1951 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Texas capitalizes on Boilermaker miscues to win, 14–0". Evansville Press. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.