1903 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1903 Purdue Boilermakers football 1903 Purdue football team.jpg 285 Western Conference Western 4–2 0–2 Oliver Cutts 1st I. S. Osborn Stuart Field The 1903 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Oliver Cutts, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–2 record before 14 players were killed in a train accident on the way to a game in Indianapolis. Purdue officials canceled the game and the remainder of Purdue's schedule, The 1903 Purude Tragedy Schmidt Ray May 2008 College Football Historical Society September 28, 2016 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv21/CFHSNv21n3c.pdf March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121639/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv21/CFHSNv21n3c.pdf dead leading the Boilermakers to finish in last place in the Western Conference with an 0–2 record against conference opponents, outscoring their opponents by a total of 87 to 48.Purdue Yearly Results (1900-1904) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 8, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/purdue/1900-1904_yearly_results.php December 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151205074742/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/purdue/1900-1904_yearly_results.php dead1903 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1903-schedule.htmlPurdue 2006 Football Information Guide Purdue University 126 December 29, 2016 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf December 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161230155717/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf dead I. S. Osborn was the team captain.Purdue 2006 Football Information Guide (Supplemental Material) Purdue University 84 of 97 December 29, 2016 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf December 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161230155717/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf dead Schedule 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 80 January 29, 2023 September 26 w y Chicago Englewood High School Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN 34–0 October 1 w y y Wabash Crawfordsville, IN 18–0 October 3 w y 1903 Beloit Buccaneers Beloit Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN 17–0 October 10 l y Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL 0–22 October 17 l y Illinois Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN 0–24 October 24 w y 1903 Oberlin Yeomen Oberlin Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN 18–2 October 31 y Indiana Washington Park Indianapolis, IN cancelled, see Purdue Wreck Northwestern y Kentucky University y DePauw y Notre Dame Roster Harry Adams, HB D. M. Allen, T William Collar, QB Charles Furr, G Walter Hamilton, C A. L. Holter, HB Thomas Johnston, QB Joseph Knapp, HB Harry G. Leslie, FB Irving Long, T-G W. G. McManus, T F. H. Miller, C S. V. Miller, E J. H. Mowrey, HB I. S. Osborn, QB Roswell Powell, E F. Riebel, G Leo Rush Homer Thomas, FB C. Zimmerman, HB 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