1893 Purdue Boilermakers football team explained

Year:	1893
Team:	Purdue Boilermakers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Short Conf:	IIAA
Record:	5–2–1
Conf Record:	4–0
Head Coach:	D. M. Balliet
Hc Year:	1st
Captain:	William P. Finney
Stadium:	Stuart Field
Champion:	IIAA champion

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]}

Schedule

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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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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1893 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 6, 2015.
2. Web site: 2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide. Purdue University. 2016. 87. 2018-06-20. 2017-07-21. 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. dead.
3. Web site: . 2022 Purdue Football Record Book . Purdue University Athletics . 79 . January 29, 2023 .
4. Web site: . All-Time Letterwinners . Purdue University Athletics . January 29, 2025 .