1895 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1895 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceIndependent
1895 record4–3
Head coach
CaptainC. H. Robertson
1895 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carthage      2 0 0
Washington University      2 0 0
Michigan      8 1 0
Chicago      10 3 0
Wittenberg      5 2 0
Minnesota      7 3 0
Wisconsin      5 2 1
Wabash      6 3 0
Illinois      4 2 1
Baldwin–Wallace      3 1 0
Notre Dame      3 1 0
Northwestern      6 5 0
Purdue      4 3 0
Indiana      4 3 1
Buchtel      3 2 0
Doane      3 2 0
Chicago P&S      3 2 1
Butler      2 2 0
Cincinnati      3 3 0
Haskell      1 1 0
Michigan State Normal      3 3 0
North Dakota Agricultural      1 1 0
Ohio State      4 4 2
Iowa Agricultural      3 4 0
Ohio      2 3 0
Rush-Lake Forest      4 6 0
Ohio Wesleyan      2 4 1
Iowa State Normal      1 2 0
Lake Forest      1 2 0
Northwestern Law      1 2 0
Drake      1 4 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Iowa AgriculturalW 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 MichiganL 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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