The 1890 Purdue football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 3–3 record in the university's third season fielding an intercollegiate football team. Clinton L. Hare, a Yale alumnus who had been the coach of the Butler football teams that handed Purdue its sole losses in 1887 and 1889, was hired as Purdue's football coach in 1890.[1][2] On November 1, 1890, Purdue lost to Michigan, 34–6, in the first football game between two teams that would later become members of the Big Ten Conference.[3] Three weeks after losing to Michigan, Purdue defeated Illinois, 62–0. The team concluded its 1890 season with a loss to Butler, leaving Purdue 0–3 in three games against Butler football teams since 1887.[1]
| 1890 Purdue football | |
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 1890 Purdue football team, pictured in Debris 1891, Purdue yearbook | |
| Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–3 (2–1 IIAA) |
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| Captain | Robert A. Lackey |
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| Butler $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert A. Lackey was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Chicago All-University* | L 6–10 | [4] | ||||
| October 25 | Wabash | Lafayette, IN | W 54–0 | [5] | ||||
| November 1 | at Michigan* | L 6–34 | ||||||
| November 15 | at DePauw |
| W 32–0 | [6] | ||||
| November 22 | Illinois* | Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | W 62–0 | [7] | ||||
| November 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Butler |
| L 10–12 | 3,000–4,000 | [8] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b "Purdue Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Foot Ball: The U. of M. Defeats Purdue College". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1890. p. 19.
- ^ "Close Games of Foot-Ball". The Indianapolis Journal. October 19, 1890. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mickle Woe for Wabash". The Indianapolis Journal. October 26, 1890. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DePauw Beaten by Purdue". The Indianapolis Journal. November 16, 1890. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue an Easy Victor: The Team from Illinois State University Defeated 62 to 0". The Indianapolis Journal. November 23, 1890. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Game of Foot-Ball". The Indianapolis Journal. November 28, 1890. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved January 29, 2023.