1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1897 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1897 record 5–3–1 (1–2 )
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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