1909 Rose Polytechnic football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1909 Rose Polytechnic football Independent 4–4 Heze Clark 2nd Standau (right tackle) The 1909 Rose Polytechnic football team represented Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology—as an independent during the 1909 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Heze Clark, Rose Poly compiled a 4–4 record, and played a tough schedule that included Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Kentucky State College, and Purdue. Against Notre Dame, Rose Poly was crushed 60 to 11, but managed to score the first touchdown against the Fighting Irish in two years.1909-10-17 Outclassed By Notre Dame. 12 The Star Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982341/outclassed-by-notre-dame/ 2020-06-23 Schedule October 2 w 1909 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray Eastern Illinois Terre Haute, IN 75–0 1909-10-03 Rose Polytechnic vs Eastern Illinois 5 Herald and Review https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53981962/rose-polytechnic-vs-eastern-illinois/ 2020-06-23 October 9 l Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 3–28 1909-10-10 Vanderbilt Downs Rose 39 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982192/vanderbilt-downs-rose/ 2020-06-23 October 16 l Notre Dame Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN 11–60 1909-10-17 Outclassed By Notre Dame. 12 The Star Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982341/outclassed-by-notre-dame/ 2020-06-23 October 23 w 1909 DePauw Tigers DePauw Terre Haute, IN 8–5 1909-10-24 Ninety Yard Run Wins Game. 26 Chicago Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982595/ninety-yard-run-wins-game/ 2020-06-23 October 28 l Kentucky State College Stoll Field Lexington, KY 0–43 1909-10-31 Easy Sailing For Kentucky 7 The Owensboro Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982667/easy-sailing-for-kentucky/ 2020-06-23https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-kentucky-swamps-ro/189993625/ The Indianapolis Star Kentucky swamps Rose October 31, 1909 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 6 3:00 p.m. w 1909 Butler Christians Butler Terre Haute, IN 12–6 800 1909-11-07 Butler Downed By Rose 50 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982779/butler-downed-by-rose/ 2020-06-23 November 13 l Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN 3–24 1909-11-14 Purdue Downs Rose By Score of 24-3 11 The Star Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982864/purdue-downs-rose-by-score-of-24-3/ 2020-06-23 November 25 w 1909 Franklin Baptists Franklin (IN) Terre Haute, IN 58–12 1909-11-26 Rose Strong At Finish. 20 The Indianapolis News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53982991/rose-strong-at-finish/ 2020-06-23 2015-09-12 Team Records Game by Game http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=2756&year=1909 2020-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150912202851/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=2756&year=1909 2015-09-12 References Rose Polytechnic Category:Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers football seasons Rose Polytechnic football