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1915 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1915 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–3–1 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainF. B. Blocker
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 0 1 6 0 1
Illinois + 3 0 2 5 0 2
Chicago 4 2 0 5 2 0
Ohio State 2 1 1 5 1 1
Purdue 2 2 0 3 3 1
Wisconsin 2 3 0 4 3 0
Iowa 1 2 0 3 4 0
Indiana 1 3 0 3 3 1
Northwestern 0 5 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1915 college football season. In their third season under head coach Andy Smith, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–3–1 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents, and scored and allowed the same number (62) of points. F. B. Blocker was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Wabash*T 7–7
October 9Beloit*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 26–0
October 16Wisconsin
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 3–28
October 23at Chicago L 0–7
November 6Iowa
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–13
November 13at Kentucky*Lexington, KYL 0–7
November 20at Indiana W 7–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1915 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.