1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1934 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 75. Carl D. Heldt was the team captain.^[1][2]

1934 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–3 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Noble Kizer (5th season)
Captain	Carl D. Heldt
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Chicago	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Iowa	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Michigan	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Rice*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–14	12,000	^[3]
October 13	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–18	45,000
October 20	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 14–0	18,000
October 27	at Carnegie Tech*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 20–0	6,000	^[4]
November 3	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 26–20	32,000
November 10	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 13–6	20,000
November 17	at Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 7–0	25,000	^[5]
November 24	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 6–17	24,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Roster

1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB 80 Orvill Anderson	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Noble Kizer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1934 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
2. (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
3. "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win". The Richmond (IN) Item. October 7, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Lester Biederman (October 28, 1935). "Purdue Passes Whip Tech, 20 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. George Kenney (November 18, 1934). "Boilermakers Nip Weakened Ram, 7-0". The Daily News (New York). pp. 88, 92 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 84. Retrieved January 29, 2023.