1929 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1929 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–0 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Michigan 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Chicago 1 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1929 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record (5–0 Big Ten) and outscored their opponents by a total of 187 to 44.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Kansas State*
W 26–149,000
October 12Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 30–1618,484[1]
October 19DePauw*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 26–7
October 26at Chicago
W 26–038,000[2]
November 2at Wisconsin
W 13–030,000
November 9Ole Miss*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 27–7[3]
November 16Iowadagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–026,000
November 23at Indiana
W 32–025,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Players

Coaches and administrators

References

  1. ^ F. J. Carveth (October 13, 1929). "Michigan Stunned By Crushing Fourth Period Attack and Purdue Wins, 30-16: Third Quarter Rally Futile for Kipke Men". Detroit Free Press. pp. 19, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Edward Burns (October 27, 1929). "Harmeson Gets 3 Touchdowns, Passes for 4th". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Purdue soph backs slap Ole Miss, 27–7". The Evansville Courier & Journal. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 83. Retrieved January 29, 2023.