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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: Albert E. Hernstein
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 1904 <- 1905 -> 1906 --> 2024
1905 Season Highlights
 Albert E. Hernstein enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1905 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Wendell Phillips High  33   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Beloit  36   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Wabash  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Illinois  29   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Indiana  11   11   T    @ Indianapolis, IN   
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Missouri  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Chicago  0   19   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. Notre Dame  32   0   W       
 
1905 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -1
  Points Scored177
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed30
  Defense Average3.8
  Opponents Record23-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record2-1
1905 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1905 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 10-154222   Henry Doc Williams
Indiana 8-1-124038   James M. Sheldon
Illinois 5-484136   Fred Lowenthal
Michigan 12-14952   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Iowa 8-230986   John Chalmers
Northwestern 8-2-1214122   Walter E. McCornack
Wisconsin 8-222628   Phillip Phil King
Purdue 6-1-117730   Albert E. Hernstein

1905 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1905 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.