1915 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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The 1915 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1915 college football season. In their third season under head coach “fighting” Andy Smith, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–3–1 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents, allowing the same number of points, 62. “Indestructible” Frank B. Blocker was the team captain.[1][2]

Record3–3–1 (2–2 Western)
Headcoach
CaptainFrank B. Blocker
Quick facts Purdue Boilermakers football, Conference ...
1915 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–3–1 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainFrank B. Blocker
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1915 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota +3–0–16–0–1
Illinois +3–0–25–0–2
Chicago4–2–05–2–0
Ohio State2–1–15–1–1
Purdue2–2–03–3–1
Wisconsin2–3–04–3–0
Iowa1–2–03–4–0
Indiana1–3–03–3–1
Northwestern0–5–02–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Wabash*T 7–7
October 9Beloit*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 26–0
October 16Wisconsin
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 3–28
October 23at ChicagoL 0–7[3]
November 6Iowa
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 19–13
November 13at Kentucky*
L 0–7[4]
November 20at IndianaW 7–0
  • *Non-conference game
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Roster

  • E. H. Allen, HB
  • Raymond Arbuckle, G
  • Bill Berns, T
  • Kenneth Bishop, G
  • Frank Blocker, T
  • Charlie Buechner, T
  • Dixon
  • J. R. Finn, QB
  • Forest
  • Paul Hake, E
  • Herbert L. Hart, C
  • Landis
  • Paul Mason, G
  • J. A. McIntosh, T
  • McKinley
  • Russ Mitchell, C
  • C. Montgomery, E
  • J. Olmstead, C
  • V. T. Oxen, FB
  • Pierre
  • M. J. Proud, G
  • C. C. Pults, QB
  • Herb Randolph, E
  • Mike Stinchfield, E
  • Warner Van Aken, HB
  • P. L. Walter, HB
  • Whitford

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