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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Oliver F. Cutts
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1903 <- 1904 -> 1905 --> 2024
1904 Season Highlights
 Oliver F. Cutts enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1904 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Purdue Alumni  2   6   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. North Division High  5   0   W       
 Wed., Sep. 28  vs. Beloit  11   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Earlham  28   11   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Chicago  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Wabash  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Illinois  6   24   L       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ Missouri  11   0   W    @ St. Louis, MO   
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Indiana Medical  34   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Indiana  27   0   W    @ Indianapolis, IN   
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Culver  10   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Notre Dame  36   0   W       
 
1904 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average14.7
  Points Allowed66
  Defense Average5.5
  Opponents Record23-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record3-1
1904 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1904 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 13-072512   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 9-2-123242   Arthur R. Hall
Indiana 6-484116   James H. Horne
Michigan 10-056722   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Purdue 9-317666   Oliver F. Cutts
Northwestern 8-231255   Walter E. McCornack
Iowa 7-4251109   John Chalmers
Wisconsin 5-326574   Arthur H. Curtis

1904 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1904 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.