1894 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1894 Purdue Boilermakers football
IIAA champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (4–0 IIAA)
Head coach
CaptainA. L. Fulkerson
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Purdue $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Butler 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Wabash 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1894 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1894 college football season. The team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 188 to 36 in its second season under head coach D. M. Balliet. A. L. Fulkerson was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Indianapolis Light Artillery*
W 6–4[3]
October 13at Butler
W 30–0[4]
October 15Wisconsin*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 6–0 (forfeit)[5]
October 20Armour Institute*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 36–0[6]
October 27at Minnesota*
L 0–242,500[7]
November 3at Chicago*
W 10–6[8]
November 10at WabashCrawfordsville, INW 44–0[9]
November 17at Illinois*
W 22–2[10]
November 24at Indiana
W 6–0[note 1] (forfeit)[2]
November 29vs. DePauw
  • Fair grounds
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 28–0[14]
  • *Non-conference game

[15]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Purdue claims 6 points in recent Media Guides, but other sources award Purdue 1 point for this forfeit.[11][12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1894 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "untitled". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1894. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue Whirlwind". The Indianapolis Journal. October 14, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue Won Easily". The Indianapolis Journal. October 16, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shut Out by Purdue: Armour Institute Eleven Defeated by a Score of 36 to 0". The Indianapolis Journal. October 21, 1894. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Matchless Ski-U-Mah's". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 28, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A Traitor in Camp: Purdue Given the Signals Used by the 'Varsity Eleven". The Inter Ocean. November 4, 1894. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Purdue, 44; Wabash, 0". The Indianapolis Journal. November 11, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue, 22; Illinois, 2". The Indianapolis Journal. November 18, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "CFB Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  12. ^ 24/7 Sports
  13. ^ Old Oaken Bucket football trophy website
  14. ^ "Thrice the Victors: Purdue Again Wins the Championship from DePauw". The Indianapolis Journal. November 30, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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