1895 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1895 Purdue Boilermakers football
1895 Purdue football team.jpg
ConferenceIndependent
1895 record4–3
Head coach
CaptainC. H. Robertson
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH)   –   3 – 0 – 0
Carthage   –   2 – 0 – 0
Washington University   –   2 – 0 – 0
Michigan   –   8 – 1 – 0
Chicago   –   10 – 3 – 0
Wittenberg   –   5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota   –   7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin   –   5 – 2 – 1
Wabash   –   6 – 3 – 0
Illinois   –   4 – 2 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   3 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   3 – 1 – 0
Northwestern   –   6 – 5 – 0
Purdue   –   4 – 3 – 0
Indiana   –   4 – 3 – 1
Buchtel   –   3 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   3 – 2 – 1
Butler   –   2 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati   –   3 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 1 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Dakota   –   1 – 1 – 0
Ohio State   –   4 – 4 – 2
Iowa Agricultural   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ohio   –   2 – 3 – 0
Rush-Lake Forest   –   4 – 6 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 1
Iowa State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   1 – 2 – 0
Northwestern Law   –   1 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   1 – 4 – 0

The 1895 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1895 college football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 58 in their third season under head coach D. M. Balliet. C. H. Robertson was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Iowa Agricultural
W 6–0 (forfeit)
October 12Kentucky
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 32–0[3]
October 19vs. MissouriSt. LouisL 6–16[4]
October 29Minnesota
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 18–4[5]
November 2Northwestern
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–24[6]
November 16at Michigan
L 10–121,000[7]
November 28Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 6–25,000–7,000[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "1895 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87.
  3. ^ "Purdue, 32; Kentucky, 0". The Indianapolis Journal. October 13, 1895. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Tigers Downed Purdue". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 20, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crape on the Door". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 30, 1895. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northwestern Defeats Purdue". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1895. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tears at Ann Arbor: Her Football Eleven Fails to Shut out the Purdues; Wins By Only Two Points; Michigan Team Weak From Her Trip to the East". The Inter Ocean. November 17, 1895 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bully for Purdue: Sucker State Varsity Football Team Defeated at Lafayette". The Indianapolis Journal. November 29, 1895. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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