1906 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1906 Purdue Boilermakers football 1906 Purdue football team.jpg 285 Western Conference Western 0–5 0–3 Myron E. Witham 1st W. A. Wellinghoff Stuart Field The 1906 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1906 college football season. In their first season under head coach Myron E. Witham, the Boilermakers compiled an 0–5 record, finished in last place in the Big Nine Conference with an 0–3 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 86 to 5. W. A. Wellinghoff was the team captain.1906 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1906-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 2018-06-19 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 20 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL (rivalry) L 0-39 7,000–8,000 Purdue Is Easy for the Maroons Chicago Tribune October 21, 1906 13–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21106798/purdue_is_easy_for_the_maroons/ Newspapers.com October 27 1906 Wabash Little Giants Wabash<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN L 0-11 5,000 Purdue Lowers Her Colors To Wabash The Indianapolis News October 28, 1906 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21107818/purdue_lowers_her_colors_to_wabash/ Newspapers.com November 3 Notre Dame<ncg> Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) L 0-2 Notre Dame Victor Over Purdue by 2-0 The Indianapolis Star November 4, 1906 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21106925/notre_dame_victor_over_purdue_by_20/ Newspapers.com November 17 at Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI L 5-29 Badgers in Easy Win: Defeat Purdue Team 23 to 5 The Indianapolis Star November 18, 1906 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21107064/badgers_in_easy_win_defeat_purdue_team/ Newspapers.com November 24 Illinois Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) L 0-5 > 4,000 Run by Pettigrew Is Fatal to Purdue The Indianapolis Star November 25, 1906 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21107678/run_by_pettigrew_is_fatal_to_purdue/ 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 J. M. Berkheiser, G B. Cooley, HB Frank DeBoos, E A. J. DeLauter, T R. W. Fleming, E H. J. Frushour, G E. M. Greesom, HB E. R. Holdson, QB Asher Holloway, HB D. H. Long, T Harry Merrill, FB George Miles, QB-HB J. F. Reed, HB Robert Robertson, T W. Wellinghoff, C Leroy Wyant, E 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 Category:College football winless seasons