1926 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1926 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1926 record5–2–1 (2–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainT. E. Hogan
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1926 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 146 to 67. T. E. Hogan was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Navy*
L 13–17
October 9Wabash*
W 21–148,000
October 16Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 0–011,000
October 23at Chicago
W 6–040,000
October 30Indiana State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 38–0
November 6at Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–2237,000
November 13Franklin*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 44–0
November 20Indiana
W 24–1414,000
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1926 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. 89.
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