1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1948 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Nine Conference
Record	3–6 (2–4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (2nd season)
MVP	Harry Szulborski
Captain	Phil O'Reilly
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–6 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 175 to 126.^[1]^[2]

Notable players from the 1948 Purdue team included halfback Harry Szulborski and tackle Phil O'Reilly.

Purdue was ranked at No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[3]

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 27–28	59,343
October 2	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–21	37,000
October 9	No. 7 Michigan	No. 15	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–40	47,152
October 16	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 20–13	47,000
October 23	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 6–10	56,451
October 30	Marquette*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–9	32,000
November 6	at No. 19 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–34	66,953
November 13	Pittsburgh*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 13–20	35,000
November 20	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 39–0	47,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Roster

1948 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`87`	Bob DeMoss	Sr
HB		Harry Szulborski

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Stu Holcomb

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Marquette

Harry Szulborski 29 rushes, 171 yards

Minnesota

Harry Szulborski 15 rushes, 160 yards

Indiana

Harry Szulborski 34 rushes, 197 yards
Norbert Adams 24 rushes, 148 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.
^ "1948 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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