1893 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1893 Purdue Boilermakers football
IIAA champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (4–0 IIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam P. Finney
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Purdue $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
DePauw 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Butler 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Wabash 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1893 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1893 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 334 to 144 in its first season under head coach D. M. Balliet. William P. Finney was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 14Indiana
W 64–0
October 21Butler
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 96–01,200
October 25Chicago*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 20–10
November 4Wabash
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 48–8
November 11Michigan*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 8–462,000
November 18at Wisconsin*
L 30–36
November 25Illinois*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
T 26–26
November 30vs. DePauwIndianapolis, INW 42–18
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

  • Bill Aldrich, QB
  • Harry Bushman, HB-QB
  • Leon Crowell, E
  • Guy Deardorf, C
  • Larry Downs, G-T
  • Bill Finney, T-HB
  • A. L. Fulkerson, C-G
  • Dwight Gerber, T-QB
  • H. W. Griffith, E
  • Alpha Jamison, HB-FB-QB
  • Joe Kerchival, G
  • S. M. Kintner, QB
  • Bill Koberlin, G
  • Jesse Little, G-T
  • Leon McAllister, E
  • Nelson Olin, E
  • Ed Oliver, E
  • Ed Patterson, HB
  • C. H. Robertson, T-G-C
  • Babe Turner, G
  • E. A. Van Volkenberg, FB

References

  1. ^ "1893 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. ^ "Defeated By Purdue". The Indianapolis Journal. October 22, 1893. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2025.