1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1892 Purdue Boilermakers football
1892 Purdue football team.jpg
IIAA champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1892 record8–0 (4–0 IIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. C. Teeters
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Purdue $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Butler 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Wabash 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1892 college football season. In their second year under head coach Knowlton Ames, the Boilermakers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record (5–0 Big Ten) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 320 to 24, including victories over Illinois (12-6), Wisconsin (32-4), Michigan (24-0), Indiana (68-0), and Chicago (38-0). J. C. Teeters was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Illinois*
W 12–6
October 15at WabashCrawfordsville, INW 72–0[3]
October 19Wisconsin*
W 34–6
October 24Michigan*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 24–0
October 29Butler
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–6
November 5Indiana
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 68–0
November 19Chicago*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 38–0
November 24vs. DePauwIndianapolis, INW 32–610,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

Players[]

  • H. L. Browne, quarterback
  • Leon Crowell, left end
  • Larry Downs, left guard
  • Bill Finney, left tackle
  • A. L. Fulkerson, left guard
  • Gerber, left tackle
  • Joseph R. Hudelson, halfback
  • Alpha Jamison, left halfback
  • S. M. Kintner, quarterback
  • Jesse Little, right tackle
  • Walt Muessel, right guard
  • Edwin Olin, end
  • Cecil Polk, right end
  • Archibald Stevenson, center
  • Jimmy Studebaker, fullback
  • Jack Thompson, right halfback

[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87.
  3. ^ "Wabash Not In It". The Indianapolis Journal. October 16, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "DePauw Not Shut Out". The Indianapolis Journal. November 25, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Winners". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 25, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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