1889 Purdue football team

1889 Purdue football
1889 Purdue football
Conference	Independent
1889 record	2–1
Head coach	George Andrew Reisner (1st season);
Captain	J. M. Sholl
	Seasons ← 1887 1890 →

The 1889 Purdue football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 2–1 record in the university's second season fielding an intercollegiate football team. Archaeologist and Harvard alumnus, George Andrew Reisner, was the team's coach. The team opened its season on November 16 with a 34–10 victory over DePauw for the first victory in Purdue football history and the first game played in Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue defeatedWabash the following week, 18–4, and concluded its season on November 29 with a 14–0 loss against Butler.^[1]^[2] J. M. Sholl was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 16	DePauw	Lafayette, IN	W 34–10
November 23	at Wabash	Crawfordsville, IN	W 18–4
November 28	at Butler	Athletic Park Indianapolis, IN	L 0–14

References[]

^ "Purdue Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87.

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[1] "Purdue Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

[MG-2] "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87.

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1889 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Miami (OH)		–		4	–	0	–	0
Butler		–		2	–	0	–	0
Washington University		–		2	–	0	–	0
Iowa College		–		1	–	0	–	0
Lake Forest		–		1	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame		–		1	–	0	–	0
South Dakota		–		1	–	0	–	1
Minnesota		–		3	–	1	–	0
Purdue		–		2	–	1	–	0
South Dakota State		–		0	–	0	–	1
Northwestern		–		2	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati		–		1	–	1	–	0
Wabash		–		1	–	1	–	0
Michigan		–		1	–	2	–	0
Indiana		–		0	–	1	–	1
Iowa		–		0	–	1	–	0
Wisconsin		–		0	–	2	–	0