1898 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1898 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–3 (0–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainR. L. Spears
Home stadiumStuart Field
1898 Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 14 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Illinois 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
0 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 4 – 0 9 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1898 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1898 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 3–3 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 37 to 33 in their first season under head coach Alpha Jamison. R. L. Spears was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Purdue alumni*
L 0–6
October 182:30 p.m.vs. Haskell*
W 5–0[3][4]
October 22Haskell*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 16–0[5]
November 5at Chicago
L 0–171,000[6]
November 12Indiana*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 14–0[7]
November 24Oberlin*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–10[8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

Roster

  • A. W. Anderson, T
  • W. M. Benson
  • Tom Butterworth, C
  • H. L. Byers, HB
  • A. Dushane, G
  • W. Galloway
  • J. J. Hall
  • Fred Herbold
  • L. F. Johnson
  • F. J. McCoy, HB
  • Charlie Quinn
  • J. W. Raub
  • C. T. Rich, T
  • Edward C. Robertson, QB-HB
  • C. S. Sample
  • Edward Sears
  • R. L. Sears, QB
  • Alex Smith, T
  • M. H. Spades, E
  • R. I. Webber

[10]

References

  1. ^ "1898 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Red Men And Pale Faces". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 18, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Indians Play Well: The Game With Purdue Won by That School by a Small Margin". Lawrence Daily Journal. October 19, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Outplayed by Purdue: Haskell Indians Get Another Whitewashing from Their Old Rivals". The Inter Ocean. October 23, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Chicago's Work Ragged: Defeats Purdue in a Miserable Exhibition of Football". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Purdue Wins from Indiana". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oberlin Is Too Strong: Purdue's Line Falls Before the Experienced Men from Ohio". The Inter Ocean. November 25, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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