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1926 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainTom E. Hogan
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
No. 10 Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 146 to 67. Tom E. Hogan was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Navy*
L 13–17
October 9Wabash*
W 21–148,000
October 16Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 0–011,000
October 23at Chicago
W 6–040,000[3]
October 30Indiana State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 38–0
November 6at Northwestern
L 0–2237,000
November 13Franklin*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 44–0
November 20Indiana
W 24–1414,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

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  • Don Cameron, T
  • W. H. Coleman, G
  • Larry Deephouse, G
  • Burt Dreyer, C
  • Edwin Eickmann, T
  • Herb Galletch, T
  • M. L. Gladders, HB
  • Al Guthrie, HB
  • Tom Hogan, E
  • A. F. Hook, G
  • G. F. Houston, LH
  • Leon Hutton, E
  • John Isley, FB
  • Abraham Koranksy, FB
  • Sylvan Leichtle, RH
  • Red Mackey, E
  • William Mackle, E
  • H. Mierau, G
  • William Miller, FB
  • Harvey Olson, C
  • George Prentice, G
  • Albert Rabe, C
  • Seymour Ramby, FB
  • L. R. Sindelar, E
  • Paul Smiley, QB
  • G. P. Snow, T
  • Roger Speidel, QB
  • A. L. Spencer, G
  • John Stillwell, E
  • Chester Wilcox, HB
  • Robert Wilson, QB
  • Herm Winkler, T

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References

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  1. ^ "1926 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. ^ Irving Vaughan (October 24, 1926). "Stagg's Fears Come True, Purdue Beats Chicago, 6-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 83. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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