1915 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1915 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–3–1 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainFrank B. Blocker
Home stadiumStuart Field
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
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 “fighting” 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, allowing the same number of points, 62. “Indestructible” Frank B. Blocker was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
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[3]
November 6Iowa
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–13
November 13at Kentucky*
L 0–7[4]
November 20at Indiana
W 7–0
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

Roster

  • E. H. Allen, HB
  • Raymond Arbuckle, G
  • Bill Berns, T
  • Kenneth Bishop, G
  • Frank Blocker, T
  • Charlie Buechner, T
  • Dixon
  • J. R. Finn, QB
  • Forest
  • Paul Hake, E
  • Herbert L. Hart, C
  • Landis
  • Paul Mason, G
  • J. A. McIntosh, T
  • McKinley
  • Russ Mitchell, C
  • C. Montgomery, E
  • J. Olmstead, C
  • V. T. Oxen, FB
  • Pierre
  • M. J. Proud, G
  • C. C. Pults, QB
  • Herb Randolph, E
  • Mike Stinchfield, E
  • Warner Van Aken, HB
  • P. L. Walter, HB
  • Whitford

[6]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Ring Lardner (October 24, 1915). "Maroon Machine Triumpphs in Battle with Purdue, 7 to 0: Gordon Crosses Line for Only Touchdown of Fight". Chicago Tribune. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue fumble gives Kentucky 7–0 victory". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1915. Retrieved May 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 82. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
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