1929 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.[1]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Purdue $500800
No. 5 Illinois311611
Minnesota320620
Northwestern320630
Iowa222422
Ohio State221431
Michigan131531
Indiana131261
Chicago130730
Wisconsin140450
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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

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Players

Coaches and administrators

References