1893 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1893 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1893 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 334 to 144 in its first season under head coach D. M. Balliet. William P. Finney was the team captain.^[1][2]

1893 Purdue Boilermakers football
IIAA champion
Conference	Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–1 (4–0 IIAA)
Head coach	D. M. Balliet (1st season)
Captain	William P. Finney
Home stadium	Stuart Field
Seasons ← 1892 1894 →

1893 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Purdue $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
DePauw	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Butler	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Wabash	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Indiana	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 14	Indiana	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 64–0
October 21	Butler	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 96–0	1,200	[3]
October 25	Chicago*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 20–10
November 4	Wabash	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 48–8
November 11	Michigan*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 8–46	2,000	[4]
November 18	at Wisconsin*	Randall Field Madison, WI	L 30–36
November 25	Illinois*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	T 26–26
November 30	vs. DePauw	Indianapolis, IN	W 42–18
*Non-conference game

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Roster

• Bill Aldrich, QB
• Harry Bushman, HB-QB
• Leon Crowell, E
• Guy Deardorf, C
• Larry Downs, G-T
• Bill Finney, T-HB
• A. L. Fulkerson, C-G
• Dwight Gerber, T-QB
• H. W. Griffith, E
• Alpha Jamison, HB-FB-QB
• Joe Kerchival, G
• S. M. Kintner, QB
• Bill Koberlin, G
• Jesse Little, G-T
• Leon McAllister, E
• Nelson Olin, E
• Ed Oliver, E
• Ed Patterson, HB
• C. H. Robertson, T-G-C
• Babe Turner, G
• E. A. Van Volkenberg, FB

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