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Elmer Burnham
File:Elmer Burnham.jpg
Burnham pictured in Debris 1943, Purdue yearbook
Sport(s)Football
Biographical details
Born(1894-09-08)September 8, 1894
New Westbury, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 9, 1977(1977-03-09) (aged 82)[1]
Rochester, New York
Playing career
1910sSpringfield (MA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1934
1935–1941
1942–1943
1944–1960
South Bend Central HS (IN)
Purdue (freshmen)
Purdue
Rochester (NY)
Head coaching record
Overall92–56–6 (college)
118–30–8 (high school)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big Ten (1943)

Elmer Harold Burnham (September 8, 1894 – March 9, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Purdue University in 1942 and 1943. Burnham's 1943 squad went 9–0 and shared the Big Ten Conference title with Michigan. From 1944 to 1960, Burnham served as the head coach at the University of Rochester, where he compiled a record of 82–48–6 in 17 seasons.[2] Burnham served as Purdue's freshman football coach for seven years before assuming the role as varsity head coach in 1942.[3] Before coming to Purdue, Burnham coached football at Central High School in South Bend, Indiana for 16 seasons, tallying a mark of 118–30–8.[4]

Head coaching record[]

College[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP#
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1942–1943)
1942 Purdue 1–8 1–4 8th
1943 Purdue 9–0 6–0 T–1st 5
Purdue: 10–8 7–4
Rochester Yellowjackets () (1944–1960)
1944 Rochester 5–3
1945 Rochester 3–4
1946 Rochester 3–4–1
1947 Rochester 6–1–1
1948 Rochester 4–4–1
1949 Rochester 3–6
1950 Rochester 1–4–3
1951 Rochester 7–1
1952 Rochester 8–0
1953 Rochester 4–3
1954 Rochester 5–3
1955 Rochester 3–5
1956 Rochester 4–4
1957 Rochester 5–3
1958 Rochester 8–0
1959 Rochester 7–1
1960 Rochester 6–2
Rochester: 82–48–6
Total: 92–56–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

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