1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1937 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mal Elward (1st season)
MVP	Cecil Isbell
Captain	Martin A. Schreyer
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

1937 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	2
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Mal Elward, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–1 record, finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 83 to 69.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Butler*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 33–7
October 2	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–13	49,643
October 9	Carnegie Tech*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 7–0	20,000
October 16	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–14	35,000
October 30	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 13–0	20,000
November 6	at No. 5 Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 3–21	40,000
November 13	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	T 7–7	23,000
November 20	at No. 20 Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 13–7	25,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game