1908 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–3 (1–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainAsher E. Holloway
Home stadiumStuart Field
1908 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chicago $ 5 –0 –05 –0 –1
Illinois 4 –1 –05 –1 –1
Wisconsin 2 –1 –05 –1 –0
Indiana 1 –3 –02 –4 –0
Purdue 1 –3 –04 –3 –0
Iowa 0 –1 –02 –5 –0
Minnesota 0 –2 –03 –2 –1
Northwestern 0 –2 –02 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1908 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1908 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frederick A. Speik, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3 record, finished in a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with a 1–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 124 to 78. Asher E. Holloway was a team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3at Chicago
L 0–39
October 10Earlham
W 40–0
October 17Monmouth (IL)
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 30–0
October 31DePauw*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 28–4
November 7at Northwestern
W 16–10
November 14Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 6–15
November 21Indiana
L 4–10
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1908 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. ↑ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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