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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: Cleo A. ODonnell
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1887  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Cleo A. ODonnell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. DePauw  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Wabash  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Iowa  6   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Illinois  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Chicago  7   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Northwestern  6   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Indiana  0   0   T       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record2-4 -1
  Points Scored67
  Scoring Average9.6
  Points Allowed99
  Defense Average14.1
  Opponents Record15-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record0-3
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-134828   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 3-3-17458   Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 2-4-15190   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Ohio State 7-015829 4-09029  John W. Wilce
Northwestern 6-114455   Fred J. Murphy
Iowa 4-3121156   Howard H. Jones
Wisconsin 4-2-110478   Dr. Paul O. Withington
Purdue 2-4-16799   Cleo A. ODonnell

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.