1901 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1901 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1901 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 138 to 66 in their fourth, non-consecutive season under head coach D. M. Balliet. John F. G. Miller was the team captain.

1901 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	4–4–1 (0–3–1 Western)
Head coach	D. M. Balliet (4th season)
Captain	John F. G. Miller
Home stadium	Stuart Field
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

1901 Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan +	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Wisconsin +	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Purdue	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Chicago	0	–	4	–	1			8	–	6	–	2
Iowa	0	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Franklin (IN)*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 24–0
October 5	at Wabash*	Stuart Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 45–0
October 12	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	T 5–5
October 19	DePauw*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 19–0
October 26	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 6–11
November 2	Case*	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	W 23–0
November 9	at Notre Dame*	Cartier Field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 6–12
November 16	Illinois	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 6–28
November 28	Northwestern	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN	L 5–10
*Non-conference game

Roster

• A. H. Barnes, E
• F. V. Berkey, FB
• William Berkshire, C
• J. W. Cornell, HB
• J. M. Davidson, C
• G. A. Davis, T
• G. A. Galbreath, HB
• Ora Herkles, E
• F. C. Hohn, E
• Will Johnson, T
• Harry G. Leslie, FB
• G. C. McCann, QB
• John Miller, G
• Edward Mills, HB
• F. Riebel, G
• W. E. Russell, HB
• Alex Smith, T