The 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1897 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 5–3–1 record but were outscored by their opponents by a total of 108 to 106 in their first season under head coach William W. Church. William S. Moore was the team captain.[1][2]
| 1897 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (1–2 Western) |
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| Captain | William S. Moore |
| Home stadium | Stuart Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Illinois State Normal* | W 28–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 9 | Oberlin* |
| L 6–22 | [4] | |||
| October 16 | at DePauw* | Greencastle, IN | W 8–0 | [5] | |||
| October 23 | at Illinois | L 4–34 | [6] | ||||
| October 30 | Indiana* |
| W 20–6 | [7] | |||
| November 6 | at Michigan | L 4–34 | [8] | ||||
| November 13 | Missouri* |
| W 30–12 | [9] | |||
| November 20 | Purdue alumni |
| T 0–0 | 500 | [10] | ||
| November 25 | Minnesota |
| W 6–0 | [11] | |||
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Players
- A. F. Alward - right tackle
- R. A. Bond, '00 - left tackle
- C. F. Breen, '98 - center
- C. E. Doan, '98 - fullback
- J. W. Esterline - fullback
- L. W. Goben, '98 - right halfback
- Herman Hall, '98 - right end
- F. D. Herbold, '99 - left guard
- L. F. Johnson, '99 - left end
- W. S. Moore, '98 - captain and left halfback
- C. S. Sample, '99 - left tackle
- R. L. Sears, '98 - quarterback
- L. B. Webb, '98 - right tackle
Coaching staff
- Head coach - William W. Church
- Manager - J. N. Moore, '98
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