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: M. Frank Bill Horr Conference: Big 10-
1912 Season Highlights
M. Frank Bill Horr enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1912 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. DePauw
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Wisconsin
0
41
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Chicago
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Northwestern
21
6
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Illinois
9
9
T
Sun., Nov. 17 vs. Rose-Hulman
91
0
W
Sun., Nov. 24 vs.
Indiana
34
7
W
1912 Season Totals
Record 4-2
-1
Points Scored 176
Scoring Average 25.1
Points Allowed 70
Defense Average 10.0
Opponents Record 14-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
-1
Away Record 1-2
1912 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1912 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1912 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.