1929 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1929 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1929 record	8–0 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Phelan (8th year)
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1929 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Purdue $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Illinois	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Michigan	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Chicago	1	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Purdue Boilermakera football team represented Purdue University in the 1929 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record (5–0 Big Ten) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 187 to 44.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 5, 1929		Kansas State		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 26–14	-
October 12, 1929		Michigan		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 30–16	-
October 19, 1929		DePauw		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 26–7	-
October 26, 1929		at Chicago		Chicago		W 26–0	-
November 2, 1929		at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 13–0	-
November 9, 1929		Mississippi		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 27–7	-
November 16, 1929		Iowa		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 7–0	-
November 23, 1929		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 32–0	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players

• Horace Buttner
• Paul Calvert
• Elbert Caraway
• J. M. Christman
• Richard Chubb
• Harold Cloud
• Al Deutch
• Livy Eward
• William Fulton
• Glen Harmeson
• Harry Huntsinger
• Howard Kissell
• William Mackle
• Charles Miller
• E. A. Moon
• Lew Pope
• James Purvis
• Eddie Risk
• Les Sherbeck
• Elmer Sleight
• Don Trimble
• George VanBibber
• Sam Voinoff
• Ralph Welch
• John White
• Bill Woerner
• Alex Yunevich

Coaches and administrators

• Head coach: James Phelan
• Assistant coaches:

References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 10, 2015.