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1934 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1934 record5–3 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coachNoble Kizer (5th season)
CaptainC.D. Heldt
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Minnesota 5 0 0     8 0 0
#8 Ohio State 5 1 0     7 1 0
#4 Illinois 4 1 0     7 1 0
Purdue 3 1 0     5 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 0     4 4 0
Northwestern 2 3 0     3 5 0
Chicago 2 4 0     4 4 0
Indiana 1 3 1     3 3 2
Iowa 1 3 1     2 5 1
Michigan 0 6 0     1 7 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1934 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Noble Kizer, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 93 to 75. C.D. Heldt was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Rice*L 0–1412,000[3]
October 13at Notre Dame *L 7–1845,000
October 20Wisconsindagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–018,000
October 27at [[{{{school}}}|Carnegie Tech]]*W 20–06,000[4]
November 3at Chicago W 26–2032,000
November 10at IowaIowa City, IAW 13–620,000
November 17at Fordham*W 7–025,000[5]
November 24Indiana
L 6–1724,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Roster[]

1934 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 80 Anderson, OrvillOrvill Anderson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

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