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: A.G. Butch Scanlon Conference: Big 10-
1918 Season Highlights
A.G. Butch Scanlon enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
The Boilermakers won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1918 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. DePauw
7
9
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Chicago
7
3
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Michigan State
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Wabash
53
6
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Notre Dame
6
26
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @ Great Lakes Navy
0
27
L
@ Evanston, IL
1918 Season Totals
Record 3-3
Points Scored 87
Scoring Average 14.5
Points Allowed 77
Defense Average 12.8
Opponents Record 7-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-2
Away Record 2-1
1918 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1918 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1918 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.