1889 Purdue football team

1889 Purdue football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	George Andrew Reisner (1st season)
Captain	J. M. Sholl

1889 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH)			–					4	–	0	–	0
Butler			–					2	–	0	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	0	–	0
Iowa College			–					1	–	0	–	0
Lake Forest			–					1	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					1	–	0	–	0
South Dakota			–					1	–	0	–	1
Minnesota			–					3	–	1	–	0
Purdue			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	0	–	1
Northwestern			–					2	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wabash			–					1	–	1	–	0
Michigan			–					1	–	2	–	0
Indiana			–					0	–	1	–	1
Iowa			–					0	–	1	–	0
Wisconsin			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1889 Purdue football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 2–1 record in the university's second season fielding an intercollegiate football team. Archaeologist and Harvard alumnus, George Andrew Reisner, was the team's coach. The team opened its season on November 16, 1889, with a 34–10 victory over DePauw for the first victory in Purdue football history and the first game played in Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue defeated Wabash the following week, 18–4, and concluded its season on November 29 with a 14–0 loss against Butler. J. M. Sholl was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 16	DePauw	Lafayette, IN	W 34–10
November 23	at Wabash	Crawfordsville, IN	W 18–4
November 28	at Butler	Athletic Park Indianapolis	L 0–14