The 1928 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1928 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–1 record, finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 41. Harvey S. Olson was the team captain.[1][2]

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1928 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainHarvey S. Olson
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
 1927
1929 
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1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Illinois $ 4 1 07 1 0
No. 4 Wisconsin 3 1 17 1 1
Minnesota 4 2 06 2 0
No. 6 Iowa 3 2 06 2 0
Ohio State 3 2 05 2 1
Purdue 2 2 15 2 1
Northwestern 2 3 05 3 0
Michigan 2 3 03 4 1
Indiana 2 4 04 4 0
Chicago 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6DePauw*W 31–0
October 13at MinnesotaL 0–1525,000
October 20Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 19–1915,000
October 27at ChicagoW 40–035,000
November 3Case*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–0
November 10at NorthwesternL 6–730,000
November 17Wabash*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–0
November 24Indiana
W 14–025,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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