1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1897 Purdue Boilermakers football
1897 Purdue football team.jpg
Conference Western Conference
Record5–3–1 (1–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam S. Moore
Home stadium Stuart Field
Seasons
  1896
1898  
1897 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $ 3 0 09 1 0
Chicago 3 1 011 1 0
Michigan 2 1 06 1 1
Illinois 1 1 06 2 0
Purdue 1 2 05 3 1
Northwestern 0 2 05 3 0
Minnesota 0 3 04 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1897 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record but were outscored by their opponents by a total of 108 to 106 in their first season under head coach William W. Church. William S. Moore was the team captain. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Illinois State Normal *W 28–0 [3]
October 9 Oberlin *
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–22 [4]
October 16at DePauw * Greencastle, IN W 8–0 [5]
October 23at Illinois L 4–34 [6]
October 30 Indiana *
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 20–6 [7]
November 6at Michigan L 4–34 [8]
November 13 Missouri *
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 30–12 [9]
November 20Purdue alumni
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 0–0500 [10]
November 25 Minnesota
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 6–0 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

Coaching staff

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References

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  2. "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
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  4. "Oberlin, 22; Purdue, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1897. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Purdue 8, DePauw 0". The Courier Journal. October 17, 1897. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Victory for Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1897. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Purdue, 20; Indiana University, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Easy Picking! Michigan's Improved Team-Play Too Much for Purdue". Detroit Free Press . p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Purdue 30, M.S.U. 12". Kansas City Journal. November 14, 1897. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
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  12. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved January 29, 2023.