The 1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an

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team that represented

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during the

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. In their first season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–1 record, finished in a tie for sixth place in the

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with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 83 to 69.

Schedule

Roster

* Andy Botney, QB-E-HB * Hank Bremer, G * W. E. Britt, E * Lou Brock, HB * Jack Brown, HB * Frank Bykowski, G * Lowell Decker, FB-HB * Leon DeWitte, FB * Bob Faris, T * J. P. Fitzgerald, T-E * Andy Grant, G * Ted Hennis, QB * Paul Humphrey, C *

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, HB * Cody Isbell, E-C-HB * LaVerne Johnson, G-T * Tony Juska, FB * Woodrow Knorr, G * Harry Krause, T * John Krause, E * Jim Maloney, G * Joe Mihal, T * Augie Morningstar, C * Jim Nesbitt, HB * Basil Petry, C * Donald Powell, E * Martin Schreyer, C-T * Robert Selby, HB * Allen Shackleton, QB * George Spehn, E * John Thursby, E * Bill Vergane, E-T * Carl Verplank, G * Frank Winchell, G * Clem Woltman, T * Jim Zachary, E

References

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Purdue Boilermakers football seasons

Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football. Purdue plays its home games at Ross–Ade Stadium on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. ...