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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: D.M. Balliet
Conference: Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1893 <- 1894 -> 1895 --> 2024
1894 Season Highlights
 D.M. Balliet enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 The Boilermakers won the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1894 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Indianapolis Artillery  6   4   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Butler  30   0   W       
 Mon., Oct. 15  @ Wisconsin  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Armour  36   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Minnesota  0   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Chicago  10   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Illinois  22   2   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Wabash  44   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ DePauw  28   0   W       
 
1894 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored182
  Scoring Average20.2
  Points Allowed36
  Defense Average4.0
  Opponents Record12-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record6-1
1894 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1894 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 0-4-110125   Gustave Ferbert/Huddleston
Purdue 8-118236   D.M. Balliet

1894 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1894 All Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic 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.