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1911 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1911 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–4 (1–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainR. W. Tavey
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 0 1 6 0 1
Chicago 5 1 0 6 1 0
Wisconsin 2 1 1 5 1 1
Illinois 2 2 1 4 2 1
Iowa 2 2 0 3 4 0
Purdue 1 3 0 3 4 0
Northwestern 1 4 0 3 4 0
Indiana 0 3 1 3 3 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team which represented Purdue University during the 1911 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Horr, the Boilermakers compiled a 3–4 record, finished in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 1–3 record against conference opponents and outscored their opponents by a total of 58 to 48. R. W. Tavey was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 8Wabash*L 0–3
October 15at ChicagoL 3–11
October 28DePauw*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 5–0
November 4at IllinoisL 3–12
November 11Iowa
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 0–11
November 18Rose Polytechnic*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–6
November 25at IndianaW 12–5
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "1911 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved January 29, 2023.