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American college football season
The 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an
American football team that represented
Purdue University during the
1897 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record but were outscored by their opponents by a total of 108 to 106 in their first season under head coach
William W. Church. William S. Moore was the team captain.
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Schedule
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Players
- A. F. Alward - right tackle
- R. A. Bond, '00 - left tackle
- C. F. Breen, '98 - center
- C. E. Doan, '98 - fullback
- J. W. Esterline - fullback
- L. W. Goben, '98 - right halfback
- Herman Hall, '98 - right end
- F. D. Herbold, '99 - left guard
- L. F. Johnson, '99 - left end
- W. S. Moore, '98 - captain and left halfback
- C. S. Sample, '99 - left tackle
- R. L. Sears, '98 - quarterback
- L. B. Webb, '98 - right tackle
Coaching staff
References
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"1897 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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"2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87. Archived from
the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
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"Purdue, 28; Illinois, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1897. p. 5 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Oberlin, 22; Purdue, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1897. p. 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Purdue 8, DePauw 0". The Courier Journal. October 17, 1897. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Victory for Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1897. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Purdue, 20; Indiana University, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 7 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Easy Picking! Michigan's Improved Team-Play Too Much for Purdue".
Detroit Free Press. p. 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Purdue 30, M.S.U. 12". Kansas City Journal. November 14, 1897. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Purdue and Alumni Tie". The Inter Ocean. November 21, 1897. p. 11 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Purdue 6, Gophers 0". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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