1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team
American college football season
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The 1892 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1892 college football season. In their second year under head coach Knowlton Ames, the Boilermakers compiled an undefeated 8â0 record (5â0 Big Ten) and outscored their opponents by a total of 320 to 24, including victories over Illinois (12â6), Wisconsin (32â4), Michigan (24â0), Indiana (68â0), and Chicago (38â0). Archibald Stevenson was the team captain.[1]
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IIAA champion | |
| Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 8â0 (4â0 IIAA) |
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| Captain | Archibald Stevenson |
| Home stadium | Stuart Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 8 | at Illinois* | W 12â6 | ||||||
| October 15 | at Wabash | Crawfordsville, IN | W 72â0 | [2] | ||||
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Wisconsin* | W 34â6 | [3] | ||||
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Michigan* |
| W 24â0 | 2,500 | [4][5] | ||
| October 29 | Butler |
| W 40â6 | |||||
| November 12 | Indiana |
| W 68â0 | 1,000 | [6] | |||
| November 19 | Chicago* |
| W 38â0 | |||||
| November 24 | vs. DePauw | Indianapolis, IN | W 32â6 | 10,000 | [7] | |||
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Players
- H. L. Browne, quarterback
- Leon Crowell, left end
- Larry Downs, left guard
- Bill Finney, left tackle
- A. L. Fulkerson, left guard
- Gerber, left tackle
- Joseph R. Hudelson, halfback
- Alpha Jamison, left halfback
- S. M. Kintner, quarterback
- Jesse Little, right tackle
- Walt Muessel, right guard
- Edwin Olin, end
- Cecil Polk, right end
- Archibald Stevenson, center
- Jimmy Studebaker, fullback
- Jack Thompson, right halfback
