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1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1951
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	14
record	5–4
conf_record	4–1
head_coach	Stu Holcomb
hc_year	5th
mvp	Pete Brewster
captain	Clint Knitz
captain2	Leo Sugar
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–4 record, finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 152.

Notable players on the 1951 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels and end Leo Sugar.

Schedule

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Roster

Tom Bettis, G
Pete Brewster, E
Robert Bringer, E
Rex Brock, HB
Bill Bruner, T
Phil Ehrman, HB
Roy Evans, QB
John Durham, HB
Bernie Flowers, E
Allen Hager, G
Earl Heninger, HB
Jack Houston, G
Curt Jones, HB
Don Kasperan, FB
John Kerr, E
Philip Klezek, HB
Clinton Knitz, C
Fred Locke, E
John Lynch, C
Phil Mateja, QB
Norman Montgomery, FB
Herman Murray, T
William Oyler, HB
Ray Pacer, T
Ken Panfil, T
Fred Preziosio, T-G
Tom Redinger, HB-E
James Reichert, FB-K
Tom Roggeman, G
Dale Samuels, QB
Max Schmaling, FB-HB
Joe Skibinski, G
Leo Sugar, E
Jerry Thorpe, HB-FB
Walt Viellieu, T
Dale Whiteaker, T-E
Jim Whitmer, HB
Jim Wojciehowski, E
Joe Wojtys, T
Glenn Young, FB
Ed Zembal, HB

Game summaries

Minnesota

Phil Klezek 13 rushes, 143 yards

References

"1951 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 30, 1951). "Texas capitalizes on Boilermaker miscues to win, 14–0". Evansville Press.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
. ["All-Time Letterwinners"](https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners). *Purdue University Athletics*.

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