1916 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1916 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Western Conference
1916 record 2–4–1 (0–4–1 Western)
Head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell (1st season)
Captain P. H. Hake
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ohio State $ 4 –0 –0  7 –0 –0
Northwestern 4 –1 –0  6 –1 –0
Minnesota 3 –1 –0  6 –1 –0
Chicago 3 –3 –0  3 –4 –0
Illinois 2 –2 –1  3 –3 –1
Wisconsin 1 –2 –1  4 –2 –1
Iowa 1 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Indiana 0 –3 –1  2 –4 –1
Purdue 0 –4 –1  2 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1916 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cleo A. O'Donnell, the Boilermakers compiled a 2–4–1 record, finished in last place in the Western Conference with an 0–4–1 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 99 to 67. P. H. Hake was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7DePauw*
W 13–0
October 14Wabash*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–7
October 21at Iowa
L 6–24
October 28Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 7–14
November 4at Chicago
L 7–16
November 19at Northwestern
L 6–38
November 25Indiana
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1916 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. 88.
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