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-
2002 Season Highlights
Joe Tiller enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Purdue.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Illinois State
51
10
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Notre Dame
17
24
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Western Michigan
28
24
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Wake Forest
21
24
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Minnesota
28
15
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Iowa
28
31
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Illinois
31
38
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Michigan
21
23
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Northwestern
42
13
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Ohio State
6
10
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Michigan State
45
42
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Indiana
34
10
W
Tue., Dec. 31
Washington
34
24
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 386
Scoring Average 29.7
Points Allowed 288
Defense Average 22.2
Opponents Record 86-66
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 2-3
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.