1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1905 Purdue Boilermakers football

Conference| Western Conference
Record| 6–1–1 (1–2 Western)
Head coach|

* Albert E. Herrnstein (1st season)

Captain| Homer L. Thomas
Home stadium| Stuart Field

Seasons

<- 1904

1906 ->

1905 Western Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Chicago $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
Michigan | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
Minnesota | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Purdue | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Wisconsin | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Indiana | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Iowa | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northwestern | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Illinois | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Albert E. Herrnstein, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Nine Conference with a 1–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 177 to 30. Homer L. Thomas was the team captain.[1][2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| Wendell Phillips H.S.*|

* Stuart Field
* West Lafayette, IN

| W 33–0| |
September 30| Beloit*|

* Stuart Field
* West Lafayette, IN

| W 36–0| |
October 14| Wabash*|

* Stuart Field
* West Lafayette, IN

| W 12–0| | [3]
October 21| at Illinois|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL (rivalry)

| W 29–0| | [4]
October 28| vs. Indiana|

* Washington Park
* Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)

| T 11–11| | [5]
November 4| Missouri*|

* Stuart Field
* West Lafayette, IN

| W 24–0| 2,500| [6][7]
November 11| at Chicago|

* Marshall Field
* Chicago, IL (rivalry)

| L 0–19| 10,000| [8][9]
November 24| Notre Dame*|

* Stuart Field
* West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)

| W 32–0| | [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1905 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. 88\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
3. ^ "Boiler Makers Win First Big Contest". The Indianapolis Star. October 15, 1905. pp. 17–18 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Purdue Beats the Illini". Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1905. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Purdue and Indiana Play To Tie Score". Richmond (IN) Daily Palladium. October 29, 1905. pp. 1, 4 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Missouri Blanked". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 1905. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Missouri Too Light". Topeka State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. November 5, 1905. p. 18. Retrieved June 16, 2020 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Chicago Winner Over Purdue, 19-0". Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1905. pp. 9–10 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Purdue Fights Hard but Loses by 19 to 0 Score". The Inter Ocean. November 12, 1905. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Notre Dame Outclassed by the Boilermakers". The Indianapolis News. November 25, 1905. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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Purdue Boilermakers football

Venues|

* Stuart Field (1892–1924)
* Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Chicago
* Illinois
* Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket
* Notre Dame

Culture & lore|

* Boilermaker Special
* Cradle of Quarterbacks
* Purdue Pete
* Purdue Wreck
* "Hail Purdue!"
* All-American Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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