1898 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 3–3 (0–1 Western) |
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| Captain | R. L. Spears |
| Home stadium | Stuart Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 combined total of 37 to 33 in their first season under head coach Alpha Jamison. R. L. Spears was the team captain.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 8 | Purdue alumni* | L 0–6 | |||||
| October 18 | at Haskell* |
| W 5–0 | [3] | |||
| October 22 | Haskell* |
| W 15–0 | [4] | |||
| November 5 | at Chicago | L 0–17 | 1,000 | [5] | |||
| November 12 | Indiana * |
| W 14–0 | [6] | |||
| November 24 | Oberlin* |
| L 0–10 | [7] | |||
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References
- ^ "1898 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Outplayed by Purdue: Haskell Indians Get Another Whitewashing from Their Old Rivals". The Inter Ocean. October 23, 1898. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chicago's Work Ragged: Defeats Purdue in a Miserable Exhibition of Football". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue Wins from Indiana". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1898. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.