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1930 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1930 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 5 0 0 8 0 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 0 0 7 1 0
Purdue 4 2 0 6 2 0
Wisconsin 2 2 1 6 2 1
Ohio State 2 2 1 5 2 1
Minnesota 1 3 0 3 4 1
Indiana 1 3 0 2 5 1
Illinois 1 4 0 3 5 0
Iowa 0 1 0 4 4 0
Chicago 0 4 0 2 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1930 college football season. In their first season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–2 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 150 to 41.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Baylor*W 20–711,000[3]
October 11at MichiganL 13–1445,000[4]
October 18at IowaW 20–018,000[5]
October 25Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 7–625,000[6]
November 1at IllinoisW 25–030,000[7]
November 8at ChicagoW 26–720,000[8]
November 15Butler*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 33–08,000[9]
November 22Indiana
L 6–720,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "1930 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Big Ten champs humble Baylor in initial start". The Indianapolis Star. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Michigan turns back Purdue, 14 to 13 in first Big Ten game". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue races over Hawkeyes". Sioux City Journal. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Purdue humbles Wisconsin, 7 to 6". The Sunday Gazette. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Risk proves dynamite to Illini as Purdue blasts out victory". The La Crosse Tribune. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chicago jolts Purdue before losing, 26–7". The Capital Times. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Powerful Purdue machine humbles Bulldogs, 33 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oaken Bucket is taken by Indiana". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 83. Retrieved January 29, 2023.