1894 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1894 Purdue Boilermakers football
IIAA champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (4–0 IIAA)
Head coach
CaptainA. L. Fulkerson
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Purdue $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Butler 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Wabash 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1894 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1894 college football season. The team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored its opponents by a total of 188 to 36 in its second season under head coach D. M. Balliet. A. L. Fulkerson was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Indianapolis Light Artillery*
W 6–4
October 13at Butler
W 30–0
October 15Wisconsin*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 6–0 (forfeit)
October 20Armour Institute*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 36–0
October 27at Minnesota*
L 0–242,500
November 3at Chicago*
W 10–6
November 10at WabashCrawfordsville, INW 44–0
November 17at Illinois*
W 22–2
November 24at Indiana
W 6–0 (forfeit)
November 29vs. DePauw
  • Fair grounds
  • Indianapolis, IN
W 28–0
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

  • A. F. Alward, T
  • Bill Bunnell, E
  • Harry Bushman, HB-QB
  • A. L. Fulkerson, C-G
  • Dwight Gerber, T-QB
  • Charles Heile, G
  • Alpha Jamison, HB-FB-QB
  • Joe Kerchival, G
  • Cloyd Marshall, E-FB
  • Ben McHenry, E
  • William Moore, HB
  • C. H. Robertson, T-G-C
  • C. A. Schmitz, HB-FB
  • L. C. Smith, T
  • L. B. Webb, G

Notes

  1. ^ Purdue claims 6 points in recent Media Guides, but other sources award Purdue 1 point for this forfeit.

References

  1. ^ "1894 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "untitled". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1894. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue Whirlwind". The Indianapolis Journal. October 14, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue Won Easily". The Indianapolis Journal. October 16, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shut Out by Purdue: Armour Institute Eleven Defeated by a Score of 36 to 0". The Indianapolis Journal. October 21, 1894. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Matchless Ski-U-Mah's". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 28, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A Traitor in Camp: Purdue Given the Signals Used by the 'Varsity Eleven". The Inter Ocean. November 4, 1894. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Purdue, 44; Wabash, 0". The Indianapolis Journal. November 11, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue, 22; Illinois, 2". The Indianapolis Journal. November 18, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "CFB Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  12. ^ 24/7 Sports
  13. ^ Old Oaken Bucket football trophy website
  14. ^ "Thrice the Victors: Purdue Again Wins the Championship from DePauw". The Indianapolis Journal. November 30, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2025.