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1925 Purdue Boilermakers football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1925

| team = Purdue Boilermakers

| sport = football

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| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 3–4–1

| conf_record = 0–3–1

| head_coach = James Phelan

| hc_year = 4th

| captain = Harold L. Harmeson

| stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium

}}

{{1925 Big Ten Conference football standings}}

The 1925 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–4–1 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference with an 0–3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 39. Harold L. Harmeson was the team captain.{{cite web|title=1925 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/1925-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide|publisher=Purdue University|year=2016|page=89|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf|access-date=2018-06-19|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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|October 3||Wabash|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|L 7-13||{{cite news|title=Wabash 13, Purdue 7: Scarlet Wallops Ancient Rivals In Annual Encounter|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 4, 1925|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29815542/wabash_13_purdue_7_scarlet_wallops/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10||{{cfb link|year=1925|team=DePauw Tigers|title=DePauw}}|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|W 39-0||{{cite news|title=Purdue Wins Over DePauw|newspaper=The Richmond Item|date=October 11, 1925|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29815693/purdue_wins_over_depauw/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 17||Rose Polytechnic|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|W 44-0||{{cite news|title=Boiler Makers Smother Rose Poly Eleven, 44-0|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=October 18, 1925|page=41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29815636/boiler_makers_smother_rose_poly_eleven/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24|at|Wisconsin|Camp Randall Stadium|Madison, WI|L 0-7|14,000|{{cite news|title=Badgers Beat Purdue on Sloppy Field, 7 to 0|newspaper=The Wisconsin State Journal|date=October 25, 1925|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29803932/badgers_beat_purdue_on_sloppy_field_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 31|at|Chicago|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL (rivalry)|L 0-6|34,000|{{cite news|title=Maroons Win, 6-0, As Purdue Grabs Glory|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|author=Harvey Woodruff|date=November 1, 1925|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29812225/maroons_win_60_as_purdue_grabs_glory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7||{{cfb link|year=1925|team=Franklin Baptists|title=Franklin}}|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|W 20-0||{{cite news|title=Purdue Firsts Upset Franklin|newspaper=The Muncie Star|date=November 8, 1925|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29815459/purdue_firsts_upset_franklin/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 14||Northwestern|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|L 9-13||{{cite news|title=Purple Ace Stars As Northwestern Bumps Off Purdue|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=F.E. Raschig|date=November 15, 1925|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29801621/purple_ace_stars_as_northwestern_bumps/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21|at|Indiana|Memorial Stadium|Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)|T 0-0|15,000|{{cite news|title=Indiana and Purdue Battle Ends In Scoreless Tie: Dedicatory Game Bitterly Fought By Rival Elevens|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|author=W. Blaine Patton|date=November 22, 1925|page=III-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29813610/indiana_and_purdue_battle_ends_in/|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=83 |access-date=January 29, 2023 }}

Roster

  • Phillip Anderson, G
  • J. T. Bolan, T
  • Don Cunningham
  • Larry Deephouse, G
  • Harold Harmeson, RH
  • Harry Hetrick, FB
  • Tom Hogan, E
  • Abraham Koranksy, FB
  • Sylvan Leichtle, RH
  • B. T. Merkobrad, HB
  • C. Horace Pillman, E
  • Albert Rabe, C
  • E. Ravenscraft, E
  • Walter Scholl, E
  • G. P. Snow, T
  • A. L. Spencer, G
  • John Stillwell, E
  • Mel Taube, QB
  • Chester Wilcox, HB
  • Robert Wilson, QB
  • Herm Winkler, T

{{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 26, 2025 }}

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