1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1897 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Western Conference
1897 record 5–3–1 (1–2 Western)
Head coach William W. Church (1st year)
1897 Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 3 0 0     9 1 0
Chicago 3 1 0     11 1 0
Michigan 2 1 0     6 1 1
Illinois 1 1 0     6 2 0
Purdue 1 2 0     5 3 1
Northwestern 0 2 0     5 3 0
Minnesota 0 3 0     4 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1897 college football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 108 to 106 in their first season under head coach William W. Church.[1][2]

Players

Coaching staff

References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1897 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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