1909 Rose Polytechnic football team

1909 Rose Polytechnic football
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1909 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Normal   –   6 – 0 – 0
Notre Dame   –   7 – 0 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carthage   –   6 – 1 – 0
Michigan   –   6 – 1 – 0
Western State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 0
Mount Union   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   5 – 1 – 1
Haskell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Detroit College   –   3 – 1 – 2
Butler   –   5 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
St. Mary's (OH)   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 3 – 1
Doane   –   3 – 2 – 3
Buchtel   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rose Poly   –   4 – 4 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 2 – 1
North Dakota Agricultural   –   2 – 2 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 4 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ohio   –   2 – 4 – 2
Saint Louis   –   3 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   2 – 4 – 0
Western Illinois   –   1 – 2 – 0
Fairmount   –   2 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois State   –   2 – 6 – 0
South Dakota State   –   1 – 3 – 0
Heidelberg   –   0 – 7 – 2

The 1909 Rose Polytechnic football team represented Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology—as an independent during the 1909 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Heze Clark, Rose Poly compiled a 4–4 record, and played a tough schedule that included Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Kentucky State College, and Purdue. Against Notre Dame, Rose Poly was crushed 60 to 11, but managed to score the first touchdown against the Fighting Irish in two years.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Eastern IllinoisTerre Haute, INW 75–0[2]
October 9Vanderbilt
L 3–28[3]
October 16Notre Dame
L 11–60[4]
October 23DePauwTerre Haute, INW 8–5[5]
October 28Kentucky State College
L 0–43[6][7]
November 63:00 p.m.ButlerTerre Haute, INW 12–6800[8]
November 13Purdue
L 3–24[9]
November 25Franklin (IN)Terre Haute, INW 58–12[10]

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References

  1. ^ "Outclassed By Notre Dame". The Star Press. October 17, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rose Polytechnic vs Eastern Illinois". Herald and Review. October 3, 1909. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt Downs Rose". The Indianapolis Star. October 10, 1909. p. 39. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Outclassed By Notre Dame". The Star Press. October 17, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ninety Yard Run Wins Game". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1909. p. 26. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Easy Sailing For Kentucky". The Owensboro Messenger. October 31, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kentucky swamps Rose". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1909. Retrieved January 27, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Butler Downed By Rose". The Indianapolis Star. November 7, 1909. p. 50. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Purdue Downs Rose By Score of 24-3". The Star Press. November 14, 1909. p. 11. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rose Strong At Finish". The Indianapolis News. November 26, 1909. p. 20. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Team Records Game by Game". September 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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