1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team
football team of Purdue University during the 1905 season
The 1905 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Albert E. Herrnstein, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Nine Conference with a 1–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 177 to 30. Homer L. Thomas was the team captain.
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