1903 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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The 1903 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Oliver Cutts, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–2 record before 14 players were killed in a train accident on the way to a game in Indianapolis. Purdue officials canceled the game and the remainder of Purdue's schedule,[1] leading the Boilermakers to finish in last place in the Western Conference with an 0–2 record against conference opponents, outscoring their opponents by a total of 87 to 48.[2][3][4] I. S. Osborn was the team captain.[5]

Record4–2 (0–2 Western)
Headcoach
CaptainI. S. Osborn
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1903 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–2 (0–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainI. S. Osborn
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1902
1904 â†’
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1903 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota +3–0–114–0–1
Michigan +3–0–111–0–1
Northwestern +1–0–210–1–3
Chicago4–1–112–2–1
Iowa1–1–09–2–0
Indiana1–2–04–4–0
Illinois1–5–08–6–0
Wisconsin0–3–16–3–1
Purdue0–2–04–2–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Chicago Englewood High School*W 34–0
October 1at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INW 18–0
October 3Beloit*
W 17–0
October 10at ChicagoL 0–22
October 17at Illinois
L 0–24
October 24Oberlin*
W 18–2
October 31vs. Indiana cancelled, see Purdue Wreck
Northwestern
Kentucky University*
DePauw*
Notre Dame*
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [6]
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Roster

  • Harry Adams, HB
  • D. M. Allen, T
  • William Collar, QB
  • Charles Furr, G
  • Walter Hamilton, C
  • A. L. Holter, HB
  • Thomas Johnston, QB
  • Joseph Knapp, HB
  • Harry G. Leslie, FB
  • Irving Long, T-G
  • W. G. McManus, T
  • F. H. Miller, C
  • S. V. Miller, E
  • J. H. Mowrey, HB
  • I. S. Osborn, QB
  • Roswell Powell, E
  • F. Riebel, G
  • Leo Rush
  • Homer Thomas, FB
  • C. Zimmerman, HB

[7]

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