1921 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1921 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainEdmund R. Carman
Home stadiumStuart Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Michigan 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach William Henry Dietz, the Boilermakers compiled a 1–6 record, finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1–4 record against conference opponents, and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 95 to 9. Edmund R. Carman was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Wabash*
L 0–9
October 8at Chicago
L 0–9
October 15Notre Dame*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 0–337,500
October 29Iowa
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 6–13
November 5Northwesterndagger
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 3–0[3]
November 12at Ohio State
L 0–28
November 19at Indiana
L 0–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "1921 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. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Miller Gives Purdue 3-0 Win Over Northwestern". The Indianapolis Star. November 6, 1921. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 82. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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