1912 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1912 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1912 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Horr, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–2–1 record, finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 176 to 70. Robert R. Hutchison was the team captain.[1][2]

1912 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–2–1 (2–2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainRobert R. Hutchison
Home stadiumStuart Field
1912 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $ 5 –0 –07 –0 –0
Chicago 6 –1 –06 –1 –0
Purdue 2 –2 –14 –2 –1
Minnesota 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Northwestern 2 –3 –02 –3 –1
Illinois 1 –3 –13 –3 –1
Iowa 1 –3 –04 –3 –0
Indiana 0 –5 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5DePauw*
W 21–0
October 19at Wisconsin
L 0–41
October 26at Chicago
L 0–7
November 3at Northwestern
W 21–6
November 9Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
T 9–9[3]
November 17Rose Polytechnic*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 91–0
November 24Indiana
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 34–7
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

References
  1. "1912 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. "Purdue Battles Illini to Tie, 9-9". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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