Purdue Football Team History
Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Capacity: 67,332 Colors: Old Gold & Black Coach: Alpha P. Jamison Conference: Big 10-
1899 Season Highlights
Alpha P. Jamison enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1899 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Purdue Alumni
10
5
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Earlham
30
5
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Oberlin
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. DePauw
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Chicago
0
44
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Notre Dame
10
10
T
Wed., Nov. 22 @
Illinois
5
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Northwestern
0
29
L
Thu., Nov. 30 vs.
Indiana
5
17
L
1899 Season Totals
Record 4-4
-1
Points Scored 100
Scoring Average 11.1
Points Allowed 122
Defense Average 13.6
Opponents Record 22-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 1-3
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1899 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1899 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.