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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 1897 <- 1898 -> 1899 --> 2024
1898 Season Highlights
 Alpha P. Jamison enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1898 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Purdue Alumni  0   6   L       
 Tue., Oct. 18  @ Haskell  5   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Haskell  15   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Chicago  0   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Indiana  14   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Oberlin  0   10   L       
 
1898 Season Totals
  Record3-3
  Points Scored34
  Scoring Average5.7
  Points Allowed33
  Defense Average5.5
  Opponents Record4-1
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-1
1898 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1898 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-58378   George A. Huff
Minnesota 4-59273   Jack Minds
Michigan 10-020526   Gustave Ferbert
Northwestern 9-4-1229123   W.H. Bannard
Wisconsin 9-131817   Phillip Phil King
Purdue 3-33433   Alpha P. Jamison

1898 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1898 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).