1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1892 Purdue Boilermakers football
IIAA champion
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0 (4–0 IIAA)
Head coach
CaptainArchibald Stevenson
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Purdue $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Butler 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Wabash 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1892 college football season. In their second year under head coach Knowlton Ames, the Boilermakers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record (5–0 Big Ten) and outscored their opponents by a total of 320 to 24, including victories over Illinois (12–6), Wisconsin (32–4), Michigan (24–0), Indiana (68–0), and Chicago (38–0).[1][2] Archibald Stevenson was the team captain.[3][4][5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Illinois*
W 12–6
October 15at WabashCrawfordsville, INW 72–0[6]
October 193:30 p.m.Wisconsin*
W 34–6[7]
October 243:00 p.m.Michigan*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 24–02,500[8][9]
October 29Butler
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–6
November 12Indiana
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 68–01,000[10]
November 19Chicago*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 38–0
November 24vs. DePauwIndianapolis, INW 32–610,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

Players

  • H. L. Browne, quarterback
  • Leon Crowell, left end
  • Larry Downs, left guard
  • Bill Finney, left tackle
  • A. L. Fulkerson, left guard
  • Gerber, left tackle
  • Joseph R. Hudelson, halfback
  • Alpha Jamison, left halfback
  • S. M. Kintner, quarterback
  • Jesse Little, right tackle
  • Walt Muessel, right guard
  • Edwin Olin, end
  • Cecil Polk, right end
  • Archibald Stevenson, center
  • Jimmy Studebaker, fullback
  • Jack Thompson, right halfback

[4]

References

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Foot Ball". The Sunday Journal. Indianapolis, IN. October 9, 1892. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "The Winners". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 25, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Foot-Ball Team '92". The Debris (yearbook). 5. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University class of 1893: 102. 1893.
  6. ^ "Wabash Not In It". The Indianapolis Journal. October 16, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wasn't In It With Purdue". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 20, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Victory for the Farmers: Purdue Foot-Ball Eleven Administers a Great Defeat to Ann Arbor". The Indianapolis Journal. October 25, 1892. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Foot Ball: Purdue Beat the U. of M. Badly". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1892. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "I. U. Was Never In It". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 13, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "DePauw Not Shut Out". The Indianapolis Journal. November 25, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.