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.[1][2]
| 1893 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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IIAA champion | |
| Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–2–1 (4–0 IIAA) |
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| Captain | William P. Finney |
| Home stadium | Stuart Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 14 | Indiana | W 64–0 | |||
| October 21 | Butler |
| W 96–0 | 1,200 | [3] |
| October 25 | Chicago* |
| W 20–10 | ||
| November 4 | Wabash |
| W 48–8 | ||
| November 11 | Michigan* |
| L 8–46 | 2,000 | |
| November 18 | at Wisconsin* | L 30–36 | |||
| November 25 | Illinois* |
| T 26–26 | ||
| November 30 | vs. DePauw | Indianapolis, IN | W 42–18 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1893 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.
- ^ "Defeated By Purdue". The Indianapolis Journal. October 22, 1893. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.