1898 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–3 (0–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainR. L. Spears
Home stadiumStuart Field
1898 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan $ 3 –0 –010 –0 –0
Chicago 3 –1 –014 –2 –1
Wisconsin 2 –1 –09 –1 –0
Illinois 1 –1 –04 –5 –0
Minnesota 1 –2 –04 –5 –0
Purdue 0 –1 –03 –3 –0
Northwestern 0 –4 –09 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1898 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1898 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 3–3 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 37 to 33 in their first season under head coach Alpha Jamison. R. L. Spears was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Purdue alumni*L 0–6
October 18at Haskell*
W 5–0[3]
October 22Haskell*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 15–0[4]
November 5at ChicagoL 0–171,000[5]
November 12Indiana*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 14–0[6]
November 24Oberlin*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–10[7]
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

References

  1. ↑ "1898 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. ↑ "Indians Play Well: The Game With Purdue Won by That School by a Small Margin". Lawrence Daily Journal. October 19, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Outplayed by Purdue: Haskell Indians Get Another Whitewashing from Their Old Rivals". The Inter Ocean. October 23, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Chicago's Work Ragged: Defeats Purdue in a Miserable Exhibition of Football". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Purdue Wins from Indiana". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Oberlin Is Too Strong: Purdue's Line Falls Before the Experienced Men from Ohio". The Inter Ocean. November 25, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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