1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football 1897 Purdue football team.jpg 285 Western Conference Western 5–3–1 1–2 William W. Church 1st William S. Moore Stuart Field The 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1897 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record but were outscored by their opponents by a total of 108 to 106 in their first season under head coach William W. Church. William S. Moore was the team captain.1897 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1897-schedule.html2016 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 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 October 2 1897 Illinois State Normal Teachers Illinois State Normal<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 28-0 Purdue, 28; Illinois, 0 Chicago Tribune October 3, 1897 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21128848/purdue_28_illinois_normal_0/ Newspapers.com October 9 1897 Oberlin Yeomen Oberlin<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN L 6-22 Oberlin, 22; Purdue, 6 Chicago Tribune October 10, 1897 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21128912/oberlin_22_purdue_6/ Newspapers.com October 16 at DePauw<ncg> Greencastle, IN W 8-0 Purdue 8, DePauw 0 The Courier Journal October 17, 1897 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21123324/purdue_8_depauw_0/ Newspapers.com October 23 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) L 4-34 Victory for Illinois Chicago Tribune October 24, 1897 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21128690/victory_for_illinois/ Newspapers.com October 30 Indiana<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) W 20-6 Purdue, 20; Indiana University, 6 Chicago Tribune October 31, 1897 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21128598/purdue_20_indiana_university_6/ Newspapers.com November 6 at Michigan Regents Field Ann Arbor, MI L 4-34 Easy Picking! Michigan's Improved Team-Play Too Much for Purdue Detroit Free Press 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21123464/easy_picking_michigans_improved/ Newspapers.com November 13 Missouri<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 30-12 Purdue 30, M.S.U. 12 Kansas City Journal November 14, 1897 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21128759/purdue_30_msu_12/ Newspapers.com November 20 Purdue alumni Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN T 0-0 500 Purdue and Alumni Tie The Inter Ocean November 21, 1897 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21123526/purdue_and_alumni_tie/ Newspapers.com November 25 Minnesota Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN W 6-0 Purdue 6, Gophers 0 Chicago Tribune November 26, 1897 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21123602/purdue_6_gophers_0/ Newspapers.com 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 80 January 29, 2023 Players A. F. Alward - right tackle R. A. Bond, '00 - left tackle C. F. Breen, '98 - center C. E. Doan, '98 - fullback J. W. Esterline - fullback L. W. Goben, '98 - right halfback Herman Hall, '98 - right end Fred Herbold, '99 - left guard L. F. Johnson, '99 - left end W. S. Moore, '98 - captain and left halfback C. S. Sample, '99 - left tackle R. L. Sears, '98 - quarterback L. B. Webb, '98 - right tackle Coaching staff Head coach - William W. Church Manager - J. N. Moore, '98 References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football