1896 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–2–1 (0–2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainAlpha Jamison
Home stadiumStuart Field
1896 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $ 2 –0 –17 –1 –1
Michigan 2 –1 –09 –1 –0
Northwestern 2 –1 –16 –1 –2
Chicago 3 –2 –015 –2 –1
Minnesota 1 –2 –08 –2 –0
Illinois 0 –2 –14 –2 –1
Purdue 0 –2 –14 –2 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1896 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1896 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 4–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 122 to 60 in their first season under head coach Samuel M. Hammond. Alpha Jamison was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Greer College*W 36–0
October 10Rush Medical*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 32–4
October 17at MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNL 0–143,500[3]
October 24Michigan
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–162,000[4]
November 7DePauw*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 22–0[5]
November 14at Notre Dame*
W 28–22[6]
November 26Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
T 4–4[7]
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

References

  1. ↑ "1896 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. ↑ "Purdue Goes Down". The Saint Paul Globe. October 18, 1896. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Purdue's Colors Lowered: Ann Arbor Defeats Hoosier Champions by a Score of 16 to 0". The Indianapolis Journal. October 25, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Purdue, 22; De Pauw, 0: The Greencastle Boys Unable to Score Against the Lafayette Team". The Indianapolis Journal. November 8, 1896. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Purdue Has Close Call: Notre Dame Makes Five Touchdowns Against Her". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1896. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Football in Indiana: Great Struggle Between Purdue and Illinois Universities". The Indianapolis Journal. November 27, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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