1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1951 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
Record	5–4 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Stu Holcomb (5th season)
MVP	Pete Brewster
Captain	Clint Knitz, Leo Sugar
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players on the 1951 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels and end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	No. 11 Texas*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–14	31,000	[3]
October 6	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 34–30	25,000
October 12	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–7	51,818
October 20	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–31	40,000
October 27	at No. 15 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 9–30	57,890
November 3	Penn State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–0	21,000
November 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 35–14	38,000
November 17	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 19–13	29,000
November 24	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 21–13	31,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Minnesota

• Phil Klezek 13 rushes, 143 yards

References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1951 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. "Texas capitalizes on Boilermaker miscues to win, 14–0". Evansville Press. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 86. Retrieved January 29, 2023.