1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team
1892 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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IIAA champion | |
Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 8–0 (4–0 IIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Archibald Stevenson |
Home stadium | Stuart Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wabash | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1892 college football season. In their second year under head coach Knowlton Ames, the Boilermakers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record (5–0 Big Ten) and outscored their opponents by a total of 320 to 24, including victories over Illinois (12–6), Wisconsin (32–4), Michigan (24–0), Indiana (68–0), and Chicago (38–0).[1][2] Archibald Stevenson was the team captain.[3][4][5]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 8 | at Illinois* | W 12–6 | ||||||
October 15 | at Wabash | Crawfordsville, IN | W 72–0 | [6] | ||||
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Wisconsin* | W 34–6 | [7] | ||||
October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Michigan* |
| W 24–0 | 2,500 | [8][9] | ||
October 29 | Butler |
| W 40–6 | |||||
November 12 | Indiana |
| W 68–0 | 1,000 | [10] | |||
November 19 | Chicago* |
| W 38–0 | |||||
November 24 | vs. DePauw | Indianapolis, IN | W 32–6 | 10,000 | [11] | |||
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Players
[edit]- H. L. Browne, quarterback
- Leon Crowell, left end
- Larry Downs, left guard
- Bill Finney, left tackle
- A. L. Fulkerson, left guard
- Gerber, left tackle
- Joseph R. Hudelson, halfback
- Alpha Jamison, left halfback
- S. M. Kintner, quarterback
- Jesse Little, right tackle
- Walt Muessel, right guard
- Edwin Olin, end
- Cecil Polk, right end
- Archibald Stevenson, center
- Jimmy Studebaker, fullback
- Jack Thompson, right halfback
References
[edit]- ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Foot Ball". The Sunday Journal. Indianapolis, IN. October 9, 1892. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Winners". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 25, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Foot-Ball Team '92". The Debris (yearbook). 5. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University class of 1893: 102. 1893.
- ^ "Wabash Not In It". The Indianapolis Journal. October 16, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wasn't In It With Purdue". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 20, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Victory for the Farmers: Purdue Foot-Ball Eleven Administers a Great Defeat to Ann Arbor". The Indianapolis Journal. October 25, 1892. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Foot Ball: Purdue Beat the U. of M. Badly". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1892. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "I. U. Was Never In It". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 13, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "DePauw Not Shut Out". The Indianapolis Journal. November 25, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.