Elmer Burnham

Elmer Burnham

Burnham pictured in Debris 1943, Purdue yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1894-09-08)September 8, 1894 New Westbury, Massachusetts
Died	Rochester, New York
Playing career
1910s	Springfield (MA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1934	South Bend Central HS (IN)
1935–1941	Purdue (freshmen)
1942–1943	Purdue
1944–1960	Rochester (NY)
Head coaching record
Overall	92–56–6 (college) 118–30–8 (high school)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big Ten (1943)

Elmer Harold Burnham (September 8, 1894 – March 9, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Purdue University in 1942 and 1943. Burnham's 1943 squad went 9–0 and shared the Big Ten Conference title with Michigan. From 1944 to 1960, Burnham served as the head coach at the University of Rochester, where he compiled a record of 82–48–6 in 17 seasons. Burnham served as Purdue's freshman football coach for seven years before assuming the role as varsity head coach in 1942. Before coming to Purdue, Burnham coached football at Central High School in South Bend, Indiana for 16 seasons, tallying a mark of 118–30–8.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1942–1943)
1942	Purdue	1–8	1–4	8th
1943	Purdue	9–0	6–0	T–1st		5
Purdue:		10–8	7–4
Rochester Yellowjackets () (1944–1960)
1944	Rochester	5–3
1945	Rochester	3–4
1946	Rochester	3–4–1
1947	Rochester	6–1–1
1948	Rochester	4–4–1
1949	Rochester	3–6
1950	Rochester	1–4–3
1951	Rochester	7–1
1952	Rochester	8–0
1953	Rochester	4–3
1954	Rochester	5–3
1955	Rochester	3–5
1956	Rochester	4–4
1957	Rochester	5–3
1958	Rochester	8–0
1959	Rochester	7–1
1960	Rochester	6–2
Rochester:		82–48–6
Total:		92–56–6
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• Elmer Burnham at the College Football Data Warehouse