1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1941 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5–1 record, finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–3 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 62 to 27.

1941 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Mal Elward (5th season)
MVPBill Combs
CaptainTom Melton, Jim Miller
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 0 08 0 0
No. 5 Michigan 3 1 16 1 1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 1 16 1 1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 2 05 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 03 5 0
Iowa 2 4 03 5 0
Purdue 1 3 02 5 1
Indiana 1 3 02 6 0
Illinois 0 5 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Purdue was ranked at No. 50 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

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