The 1954 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in approximately sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of about 165 to 134.^[1][2]

Notable players on the 1954 Purdue team included quarterback Len Dawson, guard Tom Bettis, and end John Kerr.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Missouri*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 31–0	25,000
October 2	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 19	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 27–14	58,250
October 9	No. 6 Duke*	No. 5	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 13–13	47,000	[3]
October 16	at No. 2 Wisconsin	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–20	53,131
October 23	at Michigan State	No. 13	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 27–13	52,619
October 30	Illinois	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 28–14	47,000
November 6	at No. 12 Iowa	No. 8	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 14–25	52,900
November 13	No. 2 Ohio State		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–28	51,000
November 20	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 13–7	39,424–44,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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