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1903 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–2 (0–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainI. S. Osborn
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 14 – 0 – 1
Michigan + 3 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
Northwestern + 1 – 0 – 2 10 – 1 – 3
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 12 – 2 – 1
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 8 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Chicago Englewood High School*
W 34–0
October 1at Wabash*Crawfordsville, INW 18–0
October 3Beloit*
W 17–0
October 10at Chicago
L 0–22
October 17at Illinois
L 0–24
October 24Oberlin*
W 18–2
October 31vs. Indiana
 cancelled, see Purdue Wreck
Northwestern
Kentucky University*
DePauw*
Notre Dame*
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [6]

References

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  1. ^ Schmidt, Ray (May 2008). "The 1903 Purude Tragedy" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "1903 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Purdue 2006 Football Information Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Purdue 2006 Football Information Guide (Supplemental Material)" (PDF). Purdue University. p. 84 of 97. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 80. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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