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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Cleo A. ODonnell
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024

1917 Season Highlights

Cleo A. ODonnell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.

1917 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Franklin	54	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. DePauw	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Chicago	0	27	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Illinois	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Northwestern	6	12	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Wabash	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Indiana	0	37	L

1917 Season Totals
Record	3-4
Points Scored	95
Scoring Average	13.6
Points Allowed	109
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	15-6
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-2

1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1917 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	5-2-1	134	40					Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	5-2	225	59					Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Minnesota	4-1	164	25					Henry Doc Williams
Ohio State	8-0-1	292	6		4-0	95	6	John W. Wilce
Michigan	8-2	304	53		0-1	12	21	Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Northwestern	5-2	145	85					Fred J. Murphy
Wisconsin	4-2-1	85	30					John R. Richards
Iowa	3-5	91	141					Howard H. Jones
Purdue	3-4	95	109					Cleo A. ODonnell

1917 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1917 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).