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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Ryan Walters
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Purdue 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1887  
  1994 - Michigan State self-forfeited all wins in the 1994 season, resulting in Purdues loss to Michigan State being retroactively changed to a win.
  2012 - Danny Hope was fired after the end of the regular season. Patrick Higgins coached the bowl game.
  2016 - Darrell Hazell was fired on October 16, 2016. Gerad Parker was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
  2022 - On December 7, 2022, head coach Jeff Brohm accepted the head coach position at Louisville. His brother and Purdue offensive coordinator Brian Brohm served as interim head coach for the Boilermakers during the Citrus Bowl.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1918, 1929, 1931
1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000
Division Championships
  2022
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 641-597-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 641-597-48
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 12
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 326-356-24
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 397-248-26
 Away Record 233-336-22
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 137
 Winning Seasons (#1) 77
 Losing Seasons (#1)56
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (1979)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2013)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 96 (10/21/1893)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 446 (2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 63 (12/28/2018)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 475 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 96 (10/21/1893)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 56 (11/9/1907)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 115 (10/9/1993)
 Last Shutout 8/31/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/2/2013
 Shutouts All-Time 181
 Been Shutout All-Time 134
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 16 (10/24/1891-11/4/1893)
 Longest Losing  11 (10/20/1906-10/3/1908)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 10-10-0
 Rose 1-1-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  24-22
 2010-19  43-81
 2000-09  67-57
 1990-99 48-63
 1980-89 45-65-2
 1970-79 55-53-2
 1960-69 65-28-3
 1950-59 42-38-10
 1940-49 40-48-2
 1930-39 54-20-8
 1920-29 38-33-5
Next Game
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Notre Dame in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Purdue lost 13-27 in 2021.
All-Time:
 Purdue vs. Notre Dame 26-59-2 30.6% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Indiana State  49-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Notre Dame  
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Oregon State  
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Nebraska  
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Wisconsin  
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Illinois  
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Oregon  
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Northwestern  
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Ohio State  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Penn State  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Michigan State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Indiana  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-0
  Scoring49-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Michigan State 2-01-0
Illinois 2-0
Indiana 2-0
Iowa 1-1
Maryland 1-10-1
Michigan 1-1
Minnesota 1-1
Nebraska 2-0
Northwestern 1-1
Ohio State 2-0
Oregon 2-0
Penn State 2-0
Purdue 1-0
Rutgers 2-0
Southern California 2-0
UCLA 1-0
Washington 2-0
Wisconsin 2-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Purdue & Indiana have played 123 games.
Purdue has won 75 games.
Indiana has won 42 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-27
 10 or more 134-133
 20 or more  129-76
 30 or more 93-25
 40 or more 51-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 18-0
 10 or more 116-160
 20 or more 65-149
 30 or more 23-100
 40 or more 6-45
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.