1890 Purdue football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1890 Purdue football 1890 Purdue football team.png 1890 Purdue football team, pictured in Debris 1891, Purdue yearbook 285 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association IIAA 3–3 2–1 Clinton L. Hare 1st Robert A. Lackey The 1890 Purdue football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 3–3 record in the university's third season fielding an intercollegiate football team. Clinton L. Hare, a Yale alumnus who had been the coach of the Butler football teams that handed Purdue its sole losses in 1887 and 1889, was hired as Purdue's football coach in 1890. On November 1, 1890, Purdue lost to Michigan, 34–6, in the first football game between two teams that would later become members of the Big Ten Conference.Foot Ball: The U. of M. Defeats Purdue College Detroit Free Press November 2, 1890 19 Three weeks after losing to Michigan, Purdue defeated Illinois, 62–0. The team concluded its 1890 season with a loss to Butler, leaving Purdue 0–3 in three games against Butler football teams since 1887. Robert A. Lackey was the team captain.2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide Purdue University 2016 87 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf 2016-12-07 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 y October 18 3:30 p.m. at Chicago All-University<ncg> National League Park Chicago, IL L 6-10 Close Games of Foot-Ball The Indianapolis Journal October 19, 1890 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21145526/close_games_of_football/ Newspapers.com October 25 1890 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Lafayette, IN W 54-0 Mickle Woe for Wabash The Indianapolis Journal October 26, 1890 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21145873/mickle_woe_for_wabash/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Michigan<ncg> Ann Arbor Fairgrounds Ann Arbor, MI L 6-34 November 15 at 1890 DePauw DePauw Ball grounds Greencastle, IN W 32-0 DePauw Beaten by Purdue The Indianapolis Journal November 16, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21145725/depauw_beaten_by_purdue/ Newspapers.com November 22 Illinois<ncg> Lafayette, IN (rivalry) W 62-0 Purdue an Easy Victor: The Team from Illinois State University Defeated 62 to 0 The Indianapolis Journal November 23, 1890 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21145820/purdue_an_easy_victor_the_team_from/ Newspapers.com November 27 2:30 p.m. at 1890 Butler Christians Butler Y.M.C.A. Park Indianapolis, IN L 10-12 3,000–4,000 Great Game of Foot-Ball The Indianapolis Journal November 28, 1890 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21145612/great_game_of_football/ Newspapers.com 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 79 January 29, 2023 Roster W. P. Finney Herkless A. L. Hillis Hougham Bob Lackey Little Joe McCarthy John Moore Charles Olds Polk Rufus Ratliff J. M. Sholl Archibald Stevenson Studebaker Teeters Thompson ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics 79 January 15, 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 football