1903 Purdue Boilermakers football team explained

The 1903 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach Oliver Cutts, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–2 record before 14 players were killed in a train accident on the way to a game in Indianapolis. Purdue officials canceled the game and the remainder of Purdue's schedule,^[1] leading the Boilermakers to finish in last place in the Western Conference with an 0–2 record against conference opponents, outscoring their opponents by a total of 87 to 48.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] I. S. Osborn was the team captain.^[5]

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Web site: The 1903 Purude Tragedy. Schmidt. Ray. May 2008. College Football Historical Society. September 28, 2016. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121639/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv21/CFHSNv21n3c.pdf. dead.
Web site: Purdue Yearly Results (1900-1904). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 8, 2015. December 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151205074742/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/purdue/1900-1904_yearly_results.php. dead.
Web site: 1903 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 6, 2015.
Web site: Purdue 2006 Football Information Guide. Purdue University. 126. December 29, 2016. December 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230155717/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf. dead.
Web site: Purdue 2006 Football Information Guide (Supplemental Material). Purdue University. 84 of 97. December 29, 2016. December 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230155717/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06fbg-123-208.pdf. dead.