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1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team 
Summary
The 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1897 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record but were outscored by their opponents by a total of 108 to 106 in their first season under head coach William W. Church. William S. Moore was the team captain.[1][2]
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (1–2 Western) |
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| Captain | William S. Moore |
| Home stadium | Stuart Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Illinois State Normal* | W 28–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 9 | Oberlin* |
| L 6–22 | [4] | |||
| October 16 | at DePauw* | Greencastle, IN | W 8–0 | [5] | |||
| October 23 | at Illinois | L 4–34 | [6] | ||||
| October 30 | Indiana* |
| W 20–6 | [7] | |||
| November 6 | at Michigan | L 4–34 | [8] | ||||
| November 13 | Missouri* |
| W 30–12 | [9] | |||
| November 20 | Purdue alumni |
| T 0–0 | 500 | [10] | ||
| November 25 | Minnesota |
| W 6–0 | [11] | |||
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Players edit
- A. F. Alward - right tackle
- R. A. Bond, '00 - left tackle
- C. F. Breen, '98 - center
- C. E. Doan, '98 - fullback
- J. W. Esterline - fullback
- L. W. Goben, '98 - right halfback
- Herman Hall, '98 - right end
- F. D. Herbold, '99 - left guard
- L. F. Johnson, '99 - left end
- W. S. Moore, '98 - captain and left halfback
- C. S. Sample, '99 - left tackle
- R. L. Sears, '98 - quarterback
- L. B. Webb, '98 - right tackle
Coaching staff edit
- Head coach - William W. Church
- Manager - J. N. Moore, '98
References edit
- ^ "1897 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ "Purdue, 28; Illinois, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oberlin, 22; Purdue, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue 8, DePauw 0". The Courier Journal. October 17, 1897. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victory for Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue, 20; Indiana University, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Easy Picking! Michigan's Improved Team-Play Too Much for Purdue". Detroit Free Press. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue 30, M.S.U. 12". Kansas City Journal. November 14, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue and Alumni Tie". The Inter Ocean. November 21, 1897. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue 6, Gophers 0". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved January 29, 2023.