1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1897 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Western Conference
1897 record 5–3–1 (1–2 Western)
Head coach William W. Church (1st season)
Captain W. S. Moore
1897 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wisconsin $ 3 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Chicago 3 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Michigan 2 –1 –0  6 –1 –1
Illinois 1 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Purdue 1 –2 –0  5 –3 –1
Northwestern 0 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Minnesota 0 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 combined total of 108 to 106 in their first season under head coach William W. Church. W. S. Moore was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Illinois Normal*
W 28–0[3]
October 9Oberlin*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–22[4]
October 16at DePauw*Greencastle, INW 8–0[5]
October 23at Illinois
L 4–34[6]
October 30Indiana*
W 20–6[7]
November 6at Michigan
L 4–34[8]
November 13Missouri*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 30–12[9]
November 20Purdue alumni
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 0–0500[10]
November 25Minnesota
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 6–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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
  • F. D. 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

References

  1. ↑ "1897 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, 28; Illinois, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Oberlin, 22; Purdue, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Purdue 8, DePauw 0". The Courier Journal. October 17, 1897. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Victory for Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Purdue, 20; Indiana University, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Easy Picking! Michigan's Improved Team-Play Too Much for Purdue". Detroit Free Press. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Purdue 30, M.S.U. 12". Kansas City Journal. November 14, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Purdue and Alumni Tie". The Inter Ocean. November 21, 1897. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Purdue 6, Gophers 0". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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