1925 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1925 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–4–1 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 39. Harold L. Harmeson was the team captain.[1][2]

1925 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–4–1 (0–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainHarold L. Harmeson
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan $510710
Northwestern310530
No. 8 Wisconsin311611
Chicago221341
Illinois220530
Iowa220530
Minnesota111521
Ohio State131431
Indiana031341
Purdue031341
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Wabash*L 7–13[3]
October 10DePauw*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 39–0[4]
October 17Rose Polytechnic*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 44–0[5]
October 24at WisconsinL 0–714,000[6]
October 31at ChicagoL 0–634,000[7]
November 7Franklin*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 20–0[8]
November 14Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 9–13[9]
November 21at IndianaT 0–015,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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