1918 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1918 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–3 1–0 A. G. Scanlon 1st C. A. Barlett Stuart Field Big Ten co-champion The 1918 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach A. G. Scanlon, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–3 record, finished in a tie for first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–0 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 87 to 78. Schedule October 26 l y Year-1918 DePauw Tigers DePauw Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN 7–9 November 2 w Chicago Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry 7–3 November 9 w y y Michigan Agricultural Old College Field East Lansing, MI 14–6 November 16 w y y Year-1918 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Washington Park Indianapolis, IN 53–6 Head John W. Purdue Swamps Wabash By Huge Count https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/188110825/ The Indianapolis Sunday Star Indianapolis, Indiana November 17, 1918 2–3, part 4 January 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 23 l y Notre Dame Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry 6–26 7,000 November 30 l y y Great Lakes Navy Northwestern Field Evanston, IL 0–27 1918 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1918-schedule.html 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 82 January 29, 2023 Preseason On September 10, 1918, Purdue's athletic director, Oliver Cutts, announced that Cleo A. O'Donnell was at his home in Boston and would probably not return as the school's head football coach. Cutts stated that assistant coach Butch Scanlon would take change of the team when students reported.O'Donnell May Not Be at Purdue This Fall The Muncie (IN) Morning Star September 11, 1918 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8979211/odonnell_may_not_be_at_purdue_this_fall/ Newspapers.com Coach O'Donnell Will Not Return to Purdue The Indianapolis Star September 10, 1918 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8979285/coach_odonnell_will_not_return_to/ Newspapers.com Game summaries On October 26, Purdue was upset by DePauw, 9–7, in Lafayette, Indiana. The DePauw team was delayed by a freight wreck that blocked the railroad near Roachdale, with the players traveling the remaining 45 miles in automobiles. The game began at 5 p.m. and was played in shortened quarters. DePauw threw a touchdown pass for the victory with minutes to play in the "gathering darkness."DePauw Springs Surprise; Whips Boiler Makers in Last Period; Aerial Attack Pushes Purdue Men to Defeat The Indianapolis Star Steve Hannagan October 27, 1918 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8938001/depauw_springs_surprise_whips_boiler/ Newspapers.com On November 2, Purdue defeated Chicago, 7–3, at Lafayette. The Purdue victory broke a 20-game losing streak against Chicago dating back to 1898. According to a newspaper account, Chicago's coach Stagg "used everything at his command to put a winning score across, but the plucky Purdue men foiled him."Purdue's Long Losing Streak Finally Ended Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette November 3, 1918 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8942806/purdues_long_losing_streak_finally/ Newspapers.com On November 9, Purdue defeated Michigan Agricultural, 14–6, in Lansing, Michigan. Purdue scored twice in the second quarter, both times on interceptions returned for touchdowns.Luck Against M.A.C. Lads in Purdue Game Detroit Free Press November 10, 1918 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8950737/luck_against_mac_lads_in_purdue_game/ Newspapers.com On November 16, Purdue defeated Wabash, 53–6, at Washington Park in Indianapolis. On November 23, Notre Dame defeated Purdue, 26–6, before a crowd of 7,000 at Stuart Field in Lafayette.Gipp Proves Too Much for Scanlon's Purdue Team: Irish Have Easy Time Beating Boiler Makers The Indianapolis Star November 24, 1918 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8981859/gipp_proves_too_much_for_scanlons/ Newspapers.com On November 30, 1918, the Great Lakes Navy defeated Purdue, 27–0, at Northwestern Field in Evanston, Illinois. Great Lakes led, 6–0, at halftime, but scored 21 points in the third quarter to extend its lead.Gobs Run Over Boiler Makers in the Third Period: Purdue Whipped By Great Lakes in Final Scrap The Indianapolis Star December 1, 1918 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8973839/gobs_run_over_boiler_makers_in_the/ Newspapers.com The 1918 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets compiled a 3–0–1 record against Big Ten opponents, went on to win the 1919 Rose Bowl, and featured three players (George Halas, Jimmy Conzelman, and Paddy Driscoll) who were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Roster C. A. Bartlett, G H. H. Bendixon, E Ferdinand Birk, T Paul Church, HB J. Daly R. R. Foresman, HB C. E. Hargrove, G Bob Markley, RH S. C. McIntosh, HB John Meeker, RH Russ Mitchell, C Edgar Murphy, FB R. Phillips, G J. H. Quast, E Fred Roth, HB M. M. Smith, E C. C. Stanwood, C Ed Strubbe, G Earl Wagner J. R. Waters, HB Bob Whipkius, T All-Time Letterwinners https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics January 27, 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 Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Purdue Boilermakers football