1923 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1923 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–5–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Phelan (2nd season)
Captain	Ralph Claypool
Home stadium	Stuart Field

1923 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Illinois +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Michigan +	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Chicago	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1923 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–5–1 record, finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 106 to 65. Ralph Claypool was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Wilmington (OH)*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 39–0
October 13	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 0–7
October 20	Wabash*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	T 7–7
October 27	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 6–20
November 3	at Notre Dame*	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–34	20,000
November 10	Ohio State	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 0–32
November 17	Northwestern	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 6–3
November 24	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 0–3
*Non-conference game Homecoming