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History
Purdue's first football team played Butler in Indianapolis on October 29, 1887. Albert Berg coached the small volunteer squad; football resumed in 1889 after a one-year interruption.
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History
Purdue's 1889 team defeated DePauw at the Lafayette YMCA park for the program's first victory. George Reisner coached that second Purdue squad.
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Under Knowlton Ames, Purdue went unbeaten across the 1891 and 1892 seasons. Those teams won the first two of four consecutive Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships.
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Purdue president James H. Smart convened a meeting of Midwestern university leaders in 1895 to discuss athletics oversight. Their work helped establish the conference that became the Big Ten.
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Ross-Ade Stadium was dedicated on November 22, 1924, with a Purdue victory over Indiana. Alumni David Ross and George Ade supplied the stadium site and became its namesakes.
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Purdue was founded in 1869 under the Morrill Act. John Purdue's financial gift, county funding and land donated by local residents helped establish the university.
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Purdue Pete began as a University Bookstore advertising character in 1940 and first appeared on the field in 1956. His role developed alongside the university's locomotive mascot tradition.
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