1914 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1914 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record5–2 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainHerbert S. O'Brien
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1914 college football season. In their second season under head coach Andy Smith, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 157 to 73. Herbert S. O'Brien was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Wabash*
W 27–3
October 10
Western Reserve
*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 26–0
October 17at Wisconsin
L 7–14
October 24at Chicago
L 0–21[3]
November 7Kentucky*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–6
November 14at Northwestern
W 34–6
November 21Indiana
W 23–13
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1914 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. Newspapers.com
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  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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