1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Albert E. Herrnstein, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Nine Conference with a 1–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 177 to 30. H. L. Thomas was the team captain.[1][2]
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Conference | Western Conference |
1905 record | 6–1–1 (1–2 Western) |
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Captain | H. L. Thomas |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 23 | Wendell Phillips H.S.* | W 33–0 | |||||
September 30 | Beloit* |
| W 36–0 | ||||
October 14 | Wabash* |
| W 12–0 | [3] | |||
October 21 | at Illinois | W 29–0 | [4] | ||||
October 28 | vs. Indiana | T 11–11 | [5] | ||||
November 4 | Missouri* |
| W 24–0 | 2,500 | [6][7] | ||
November 11 | at Chicago | L 0–19 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
November 24 | Notre Dame * |
| W 32–0 | [9] | |||
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References
- "1905 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 88.
- "Boiler Makers Win First Big Contest". The Indianapolis Star. October 15, 1905. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Purdue Beats the Illini". Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1905. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Purdue and Indiana Play To Tie Score". Richmond (IN) Daily Palladium. October 29, 1905. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missouri Blanked". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 1905. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missouri Too Light". Topeka State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. November 5, 1905. p. 18. Retrieved June 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Chicago Winner Over Purdue, 19-0". Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1905. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Notre Dame Outclassed by the Boilermakers". The Indianapolis News. November 25, 1905. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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