1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1905 Purdue Boilermakers football Western Conference Western 6–1–1 1–2 Albert E. Herrnstein 1st Homer L. Thomas Stuart Field The 1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Albert E. Herrnstein, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Nine Conference with a 1–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 177 to 30. Homer L. Thomas was the team captain.1905 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1905-schedule.html2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide Purdue University 2016 88 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf 2018-06-20 2017-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170721153507/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf dead Schedule y y September 23 Wendell Phillips H.S.<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 33-0 September 30 1905 Beloit Beloit<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 36-0 October 14 Wabash<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 12-0 Boiler Makers Win First Big Contest The Indianapolis Star October 15, 1905 17–18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12299700/boiler_makers_win_first_big_contest/ Newspapers.com October 21 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) W 29-0 Purdue Beats the Illini Chicago Tribune October 22, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21108959/purdue_beats_the_illini/ Newspapers.com October 28 vs Indiana Washington Park Indianapolis, IN (rivalry) T 11-11 Purdue and Indiana Play To Tie Score Richmond (IN) Daily Palladium October 29, 1905 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21108383/purdue_and_indiana_play_to_tie_score/ Newspapers.com November 4 Missouri<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 24-0 2,500 Missouri Blanked The Indianapolis Star November 5, 1905 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21109185/missouri_blanked/ Newspapers.com Missouri Too Light https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53593844/the-topeka-state-journal/ Topeka State Journal Topeka, Kansas November 5, 1905 18 June 16, 2020 Newspapers.com November 11 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL (rivalry) L 0-19 10,000 Chicago Winner Over Purdue, 19-0 Chicago Tribune November 12, 1905 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21108814/chicago_winner_over_purdue_190/ Newspapers.comPurdue Fights Hard but Loses by 19 to 0 Score The Inter Ocean November 12, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98499002/purdue-fights-hard-but-loses-by-19-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 24 Notre Dame<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) W 32-0 Notre Dame Outclassed by the Boilermakers The Indianapolis News November 25, 1905 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21109078/notre_dame_outclassed_by_the/ Newspapers.com 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 81 January 29, 2023 Roster D. M. Allen, T J. L. Conville Harold Emies, T R. W. Fleming, E H. J. Frushour, G R. F. Haffmark, G E. R. Holdson, QB Asher Holloway, HB Thomas Johnston, QB E. P. King, G D. H. Long, T Irving Long, T-G Robert Robertson, T Roy Shackleton, QB Homer Thomas, FB W. Wellinghoff, C C. Zimmerman, HB All-Time Letterwinners https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics January 29, 2025 January 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121165451/https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners dead References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football