1939 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1939 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–3–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–1–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 56 to 53.

1939 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–3–2 (2–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Mal Elward (3rd season)
MVPFrank Bykowski
CaptainNone
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1939 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ohio State $ 5 1 06 2 0
No. 9 Iowa 4 1 16 1 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 2 06 2 0
Purdue 2 1 23 3 2
Northwestern 3 2 13 4 1
Illinois 3 3 03 4 1
Minnesota 2 3 13 4 1
Indiana 2 3 02 4 2
Wisconsin 0 5 11 6 1
Chicago 0 3 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Purdue was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 27 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings, and at No. 33 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

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