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-
2001 Season Highlights
Joe Tiller enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 2 @
Cincinnati
19
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Akron
33
14
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Minnesota
35
28
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Iowa
23
14
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Michigan
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Northwestern
32
27
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Illinois
13
38
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Ohio State
9
35
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Michigan State
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Indiana
7
13
L
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Notre Dame
18
24
L
Mon., Dec. 31
Washington State
27
33
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 250
Scoring Average 20.8
Points Allowed 278
Defense Average 23.2
Opponents Record 78-61
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-3
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.