The 1943 Purdue Boilermakers football team compiled a perfect 9–0 record, tied for the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring defense (6.1 points per game), and were ranked No.
Guard Alex Agase was a consensus first-team pick on the 1943 College Football All-America Team.
Bill Daley was a consensus first-team All-American and finished seventh in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.
Quarterback Otto Graham received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten.
[2][3] At the end of the 1943 season, Big Ten players secured two of the consensus first-team picks for the 1943 College Football All-America Team.