1904_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team

1904 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1904 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

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.[1][2][3] D. M. Allen was the team captain.[1]

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    "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
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    "1904 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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    "Purdue 2006 Football Information Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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    "Earlham Makes a Game Fight". Richmond Daily Palladium. October 2, 1904. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Chicago, 20; Purdue, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1904. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue Wins by a Single Touchdown". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1904. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue Fails To Defeat Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. October 23, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue To Play The Tigers To-Day". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 28, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Purdue Backs Grind Up Missouri's Line". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 29, 1904. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue Piles Up Score of 34 to 5". The Muncie Morning Star. November 6, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue Rides Over Indiana at Football". The Indianapolis Star. November 13, 1904. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue-Culver Game Is Turned into a Farce". The Indianapolis Star. November 20, 1904. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue Clinches Football Honors". The Indianapolis Star. November 25, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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