The 1940 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 2âÂÂ6 record (1âÂÂ4 record against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 106 to 96.
Purdue was ranked at No. 29 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.
Schedule
Roster
- Paul Anderson, HB
- Ted Axton, C
- Anthony Berto, HB
- Bryan Brock, HB
- Bill Buffington, FB
- Mike Byelene, HB
- Marion Carter, HB
- Bill Combs, E
- Walter Cook, HB
- Keith Correll, QB
- George Doherty, C
- John Galvin, HB
- James Henderson, G
- Bob Kersey, QB-E
- LaVern King, E
- Alex Leugo, C
- Bill Lindsay, QB
- Forrest McCaffry, E
- Gene McIlwain, HB
- Tom Melton, G
- Jim Miller, G
- William Neff, T
- John Petty, FB
- David Rankin, E
- Al Rossi, T
- Italo Rossi, T
- Jim Rush, E
- Hal Schumacher, FB
- Bill Shimer, E
- Fred Smerke, QB-E
- V. A. Snyder, FB
- Wes Stevens, E-G
- John Thursby, E
- Herman Timperman, T
- Ted Tycocki, E-HB
- Bruce Warren, T
- Jack Winchell, G
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