1904 Purdue Boilermakers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1904

| team = Purdue Boilermakers

| sport = football

| image = 1904 Purdue football team.jpg

| image_size = 285

| conference = Western Conference

| short_conf = Western

| record = 9–3

| conf_record = 1–2

| head_coach = Oliver Cutts

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = D. M. Allen

| stadium = Stuart Field

}}

The 1904 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1904 Western Conference football season. It was the Boilermakers' first season following the disastrous 1903 Purdue Wreck in which 14 players were killed. In their second season under head coach Oliver Cutts, the Boilermakers compiled a 9–3 record, finished in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 1–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 66.{{cite web|title=1904 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 6, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1904-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=Purdue 2006 Football Information Guide|publisher=Purdue University|page=126|access-date=December 29, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf|archive-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230155717/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf|url-status=dead}} D. M. Allen was the team captain.{{cite web|title=2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide|publisher=Purdue University|year=2016|page=88|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf|access-date=2018-06-20|archive-date=2017-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721153507/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

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|September 17|vs.||Purdue alumni|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN|L 2-6||

|September 24|||North Division High School|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN|W 5-0||

|September 28|||{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Beloit Buccaneers|title=Beloit}}|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN|W 11-0||

|October 1|||{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Earlham Quakers|title=Earlham}}|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN|W 28-11||{{cite news|title=Earlham Makes a Game Fight|newspaper=Richmond Daily Palladium|date=October 2, 1904|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21111295/earlham_makes_a_game_fight/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||at|Chicago|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL (rivalry)|L 0-20|4,000|{{cite news|title=Chicago, 20; Purdue, 0|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 9, 1904|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21110973/chicago_20_purdue_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|||Wabash|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN|W 6-0||{{cite news|title=Purdue Wins by a Single Touchdown|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 16, 1904|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21111875/purdue_wins_by_a_single_touchdown/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22|||Illinois|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)|L 6-24||{{cite news|title=Purdue Fails To Defeat Illinois|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 23, 1904|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9318029/the_indianapolis_star/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 28|2:30 p.m.|vs|Missouri|World's Fair Stadium|St. Louis, MO|W 11-0|3,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Purdue To Play The Tigers To-Day |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115517344/the-st-louis-republic/ |newspaper=The St. Louis Republic |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 28, 1904 |page=8 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Purdue Backs Grind Up Missouri's Line|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=October 29, 1904|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21111669/purdue_backs_grind_up_missouris_line/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5|||Medical College of Indiana|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN|W 34-5||{{cite news|title=Purdue Piles Up Score of 34 to 5|newspaper=The Muncie Morning Star|date=November 6, 1904|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21111152/purdue_piles_up_score_of_34_to_5/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12||vs|Indiana|Washington Park|Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)|W 27-0|15,000|{{cite news|title=Purdue Rides Over Indiana at Football|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=November 13, 1904|pages=1, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21110878/purdue_rides_over_indiana_at_football/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 19|||Culver Military Academy|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN|W 10-0||{{cite news|title=Purdue-Culver Game Is Turned into a Farce|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=November 20, 1904|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21110768/purdueculver_game_is_turned_into_a/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24|||Notre Dame|Stuart Field|West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)|W 36-0||{{cite news|title=Purdue Clinches Football Honors|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=November 25, 1904|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21111777/purdue_clinches_football_honors/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=2022 Purdue Football Record Book |url=https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Purdue University Athletics |page=80 |access-date=January 29, 2023 }}

Roster

Harry Adams, HB
D. M. Allen, T
Harold Emies, T
R. W. Fleming, E
A. L. Holter, HB
Thomas Johnston, QB
E. P. King, G
Joseph Knapp, HB
Walt Krull, E
D. H. Long, T
Irving Long, T-G
O. A. McCormick, E
J. H. Mowrey, HB
W. E. Russell, HB
Roy Shackleton, QB
Homer Thomas, FB
W. Wellinghoff, C
E. W. Worsham, HB
C. Zimmerman, HB

{{cite web |author= |title=All-Time Letterwinners |url=https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners |publisher=Purdue University Athletics |access-date=January 29, 2025 }}

References

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