Purdue Football Team History
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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium Capacity: 67,332 Colors: Old Gold & Black Coach: Joe Tiller Conference: Big 10-
1997 Season Highlights
Joe Tiller enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Purdue.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Toledo
22
36
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Notre Dame
28
17
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Ball State
28
14
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Northwestern
21
9
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Minnesota
59
43
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Wisconsin
45
20
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Illinois
48
3
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Iowa
17
35
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Michigan State
22
21
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Penn State
17
42
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Indiana
56
7
W
Tue., Dec. 30
Oklahoma State
33
20
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 396
Scoring Average 33.0
Points Allowed 267
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 70-73
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 9-3-0
AP
15 9-3-0
Coaches
15 9-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.