1895 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1895 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Independent
1895 record 4–3
Head coach D. M. Balliet (3rd season)
Captain C. H. Robertson

The 1895 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1895 college football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 58 in their third season under head coach D. M. Balliet. C. H. Robertson was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Iowa Agricultural
W 6–0(forfeit)
October 12Kentucky
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 32–0[3]
October 19vs. MissouriSt. LouisL 6–16[4]
October 29Minnesota
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 18–4[5]
November 2Northwestern
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–24[6]
November 16at Michigan
L 10–121,000[7]
November 28Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 6–25,000-7,000[8]

References

  1. ↑ "1895 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87.
  3. ↑ "Purdue, 32; Kentucky, 0". The Indianapolis Journal. October 13, 1895. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The Tigers Downed Purdue". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 20, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Crape on the Door". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 30, 1895. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Northwestern Defeats Purdue". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1895. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tears at Ann Arbor: Her Football Eleven Fails to Shut out the Purdues; Wins By Only Two Points; Michigan Team Weak From Her Trip to the East". The Inter Ocean. November 17, 1895 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bully for Purdue: Sucker State Varsity Football Team Defeated at Lafayette". The Indianapolis Journal. November 29, 1895. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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