1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 167 to 89.

1953 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Stu Holcomb (7th season)
MVPTom Bettis
CaptainTom Bettis, John Kerr
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 1 09 1 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 1 07 1 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 1 16 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 06 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 14 4 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 3 06 3 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 3 05 3 1
Purdue 2 4 02 7 0
Indiana 1 5 02 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.

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