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1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1953
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	2–7
conf_record	2–4
head_coach	Stu Holcomb
hc_year	7th
mvp	Tom Bettis
captain	Tom Bettis
captain2	John Kerr
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

The 1953 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–7 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 167 to 89.

Notable players on the 1953 Purdue team included guard Tom Bettis.

Schedule

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Roster

Tom Bettis, OL
Rex Brock, RB
Walt Cudzik, OL
Roy Evans, QB
Froncie Gutman, QB
Karl Herkommer, RB
Walt Houston, OL
John Kerr, WR
Glenn Knecht, OL
Joe Krupa, OL
Ed Neves, RB
Raymond Pacer, OL
Frank Paparazzo, OL
Tom Redinger, WR
Jim Reichert, RB
Max Schmaling, RB
Dick Skibinski, OL
Bob Springer, WR
Jim Wojciehowski, WR
Ed Zembal, RB
Len Zyzda, WR

References

"Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". David DeLassus.
"1953 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(October 11, 1953). "Purdue bows to Duke, 20–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
George S. Alderton. (October 25, 1953). "Purdue Did It! Snaps MSC Win Streak; Four-Time Losers Pull Big Surprise by Holding Off Spartans 6-0". Lansing State Journal.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
. ["1953 Purdue Boilermakers Roster"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1953-roster.html).

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